International relations and foreign policy in the Middle East: PLO, Hizbullah, and KRG as statelike actors
Abstract
This thesis examines the foreign policy of statelike actors; that are entities that blur the line between state and armed non-state actors. It employs neoclassical realism, which hereto has been firmly state-centric, arguing that the approach and methodology of neoclassical realism has the explanatory power to better understand statelike actors’ foreign policy on a regional level.The thesis explores the foreign policy of three different yet similar actors; a national liberation movement, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO); an Islamist political party and an Islamic social movement, Hizbullah; and a secessionist movement, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Despite their diverse nature and aspirations, these three actors display a high level of stateness, including the ability to conduct foreign policy, without possessing international legal recognition.Drawing from neoclassical realism, the thesis identifies specific intervening variables – the leadership’s perception of ...
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