Why Nations Realign

<p>This book originally published in 1982 analyzes the process of radical foreign policy change – how states restructure their foreign relations and why they do so. Using a common analystical framework the authors examine Bhutan Burma Canada Child China and Tanzania. They distinguish between piecemeal foreign policy change and adaptation and the fundamental re-ordering of foreign policy. Their analysis underlines the extent to which non-military and sometimes imagined threats such as dependency and external economic and cultural penetration can constitute an important cause of radical realignment activity. </p>