Great Power's Dependency Policies in a Geostrategic Subregion

Geostrategic subregions are keys for implementing§control over geopolitical regions. Therefore§Great Powers are interested in controlling the§policies in these subregions by increasing their§states' dependency on the Great Power's policies.§Some policies are more capable than the others. This§book analysis the dependency policies of the USA and§Russia respectively in Central America and in the§Baltic states. Considering different factors the§author has developed a formula for the measuring the§capability of the Great Power's policies to maintain§subregion's dependency. The book analysis political,§economic, military and international instruments of§the USA and Russia to maintain those areas dependent§on them since the beginning of the independence of§the states in the subregions. The book offers mainly§interesting reading for the scholars who are§interested in the dependency and geostrategy issues§in the international relations. However, its§comprehensive comparative analysis of the Great Power§policies in Central America and the Baltic Sea§Eastern Rim (220 different cases) attracts the§audience interested in the developments of those§subregions.