ABSTRACT
The RPSF provides a comprehensive way in which to explain the dynamics of international security at the regional level, doing so through an identification and assessment of regional powers in RSCs. It further provides a venue within which to engage in comparative analysis of the behavior and influence of regional powers within their various security complexes. In this concluding chapter we recount our main argument as well as some of our key themes and findings. In an attempt to tie together the individual pieces that we have explored in each chapter, we focus upon the theoretical connection to our dependent variable – the regional security order. Further, we rely upon our three empirical cases to provide a context within which we can see the dimensions of the RPSF leading to particular outcomes. In this respect, we reiterate the utility of the RPSF as an analytical tool for future research on regional security. We begin, however, with a brief discussion of the global level impacts on the RPSF as we consider these to still be of significance in an increasingly regional security environment.
