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behaviour of small powers is characterized by dependence. Small powers tend towards a policy of either strict neutrality or alliance. Those 'located in geopolitical regions critical to maintaining a great power's position in the international system [tend] to opt for alliance'. Under regional hegemony with a low probability of punishment, small powers tend to adopt neutrality.
# Small powers display variable geometry. They identify a hierarchy of risks and attempt to internationalize those considered to

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