This book provides the first comparative survey of the security problems faced by the small island and enclave developing states of the two major regions in the world characterised by the presence of such states - the Caribbean and the Pacific. It both contributes to the theoretical debate about size and security and offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the politics of security in these regions.

Examining the security of small states in the Caribbean and Pacific, this work looks not only at political activity such as the Abu Bakr coup in Trinidad, but other threats to security such as drug trafficking, loss of cultural traditions and