The middle power
The middle power
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中等力量
DOI：
10.1080/11926422.1999.9673212
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1999
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A. Chapnick
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A. Chapnick
尽管在国际关系和加拿大外交政策文献中有着重要的历史地位，但“中等力量”一词仍然具有欺骗性的模糊性。[1]在国际事务中的作用取决于其职能能力的国家有时被称为中等强国。那些表现出明确的中等强国特征的国家，如对多边主义和维持和平感兴趣的国家，往往也要求同样的头衔。中等大小的国家，能够发挥适度的国际影响力，被认为客观上既不伟大也不小，也被称为类似的国家。由于对中等权力的各种解释从未得到正式或明确的评价，因此不可能对国际权力结构作出客观的概念。一个一致的定义将提供评估为什么加拿大学者和外交政策实践者对两个简单的词表现出如此兴趣所需的明确性。
In spite of its historical prominence in international relations and Canadian foreign policy literature, the term “middle power” remains deceptively ambiguous. 1 States whose roles in international affairs are defined by their functional capabilities are sometimes designated middle powers. Countries that display definitive middle power characteristics, such as interests in multilateralism and peacekeeping often claim the same title. States of medium size, capable of moderate international influence which are perceived as neither objectively great nor small, are referred to similarly. Since the various interpretations of middle power have never been formally nor explicitly evaluated, an objective conception of the international power structure has been impossible. A consistent definition would provide the clarity needed to assess why Canadian scholars and foreign policy practitioners have shown such an interest in two simple words.