1. Cape Verde: Geopoliticd and Projection of A Small Island State in West Africa
- Author:
- Joao Paulo Maderia
- Publication Date:
- 12-2015
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- AUSTRAL: Brazilian Journal of Strategy International Relations
- Institution:
- Postgraduate Program in International Strategic Studies, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Abstract:
- The article seeks to understand the geopolitics of Cape Verde in the context of West Africa, and its projection as a small island State. The central argument is that Cape Verde needs to make pragmatic use of the Western African coast region for its regional projection. The article focus on a qualitative methodological analysis, based on an interpretative approach and a bibliographical revision in order to address the international phenomena that configure the Cape Verdean geopolitics in West Africa.
- Topic:
- Regional Cooperation, Geopolitics, and Maritime
- Political Geography:
- Africa, West Africa, and Cape Verde