Malta and the European Union

How do factors such as small size, insularity, vulnerability and remoteness influence a small states behaviour in international relations? What are the major problems and events shaping Malta-EU relations? How can Maltas position in the EU be described? In which way can this small island state defend and enforce its own interests in such a dominant regional organisation in which all members, varying in size and power, try to protect and press ahead their specific aims? This thesis is an attempt ...