| 中文摘要 | 第4-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-14页 |
| Abbreviations | 第15-20页 |
| CHAPTER 1: Introduction | 第20-36页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第20-24页 |
| 1.2 Research Question | 第24-25页 |
| 1.3 Hypothesis | 第25页 |
| 1.4 Conceptual Framework | 第25-31页 |
| 1.4.1 Scope of the Study | 第31页 |
| 1.5 Purpose of the study | 第31-32页 |
| 1.6 Methodology | 第32-33页 |
| 1.6.1 Limitations | 第33页 |
| Keywords and Terms | 第33页 |
| Definitions | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 2: Literature Review | 第36-58页 |
| 2.1 Foreign Policy of Small States | 第36-37页 |
| 2.2 The Lilliputian Survival within the Westphalian Order (Sovereignty) | 第37-39页 |
| 2.3 Characterizing the boundaries of small statehood | 第39-42页 |
| 2.4 Small States and Active Foreign Policy | 第42-47页 |
| 2.5 Enduring vulnerabilities in an uncertain environment | 第47-51页 |
| 2.6 Strategic resources and the tactful maneuvers | 第51-58页 |
| Chapter 3: Lesotho’s Water Diplomacy towards a Hostile Republic of SouthAfrica | 第58-98页 |
| 3.1 Securing Water Resources on a drought ridden continent (future) | 第58-64页 |
| 3.2 Examining the Potential Utility of Water Diplomacy to Curtail Conflict | 第64-72页 |
| 3.3 Impact of Water Scarcity on the Republic of South Africa’s EconomicDevelopment | 第72-81页 |
| 3.4 Political challenges of Lesotho since independence | 第81-88页 |
| 3.5 Cooperation incited by Lesotho Highlands Water Project | 第88-92页 |
| 3.6 Reducing Tension through Trans-boundary Water Management | 第92-98页 |
| Chapter 4: Securing Brunei Oil Diplomacy In A Turbulent Southeast AsianRegion | 第98-138页 |
| 4.1 Orientation of the Southeast Asian and Borneo Political Environment | 第98-104页 |
| 4.2 Challenges to the Sultanate Political System | 第104-107页 |
| 4.3 Diversification of Bruneian Foreign Policy in Regional fora | 第107-110页 |
| 4.4 The Limbang Territorial debacle with the Malaysian State | 第110-118页 |
| 4.5 Brunei’s Natural Gas Resource Diplomacy | 第118-126页 |
| 4.6 Bruneian Economic Policy Endeavors in East Asia Neighborhood | 第126-128页 |
| 4.7 Japan’s Natural Gas Dependency on Southeast Asia Markets | 第128-134页 |
| 4.8 Brunei-Japan Economic Partnership under Market Duress | 第134-138页 |
| Chapter 5: Regional maneuvers of small states with strategic resources | 第138-156页 |
| 5.1 Regional considerations for small states seeking autonomy | 第138-140页 |
| 5.2 Lesotho’s regional tensions with Apartheid South Africa | 第140-152页 |
| 5.3 Maneuvering within ASEAN and vying for security among the FPDAmembers | 第152-156页 |
| Conclusion | 第156-162页 |
| Recommendations | 第159-162页 |
| Bibliography | 第162-173页 |
