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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/17003| Title: | 'Standing to arms in Lilliput' : the armed forces, external relations and domestic politics in a micro-state : Malta, 1965-1997 |
| Authors: | Warrington, Edward |
| Keywords: | Malta -- Armed Forces -- History Armed Forces of Malta Malta -- Politics and government -- 20th century Military administration -- Malta -- 20th century |
| Issue Date: | 1998 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Citation: | Warrington, E. (1998). 'Standing to arms in Lilliput' - the armed forces, external relations and domestic politics in a micro-state : Malta, 1965-1997. Public Administration and Development, 18(2), 185-199 |
| Abstract: | What purpose is served by the armed forces of micro-states? What patterns of civil-military relations may develop in these polities that are characterized by the predominance of face-toface relations and affective loyalties? These questions are examined through a comprehensive case-study of the Maltese armed forces, together with selected comparisons. The evidence suggests that the control, role and military capabilities of the armed forces of micro-states are decisively influenced by a dynamic combination of factors that are external to the military, notably the foreign policy aims of the government, the political state of play within the country and the domestic economy's condition. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/17003 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEMAPP |
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