Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rior20 Journal of the Indian Ocean Region ISSN: 1948-0881 (Print) 1948-108X (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rior20 How do small island states maximize influence? Creole diplomacy and the smart state foreign policy of the Seychelles Christian Bueger & Anders Wivel To cite this article: Christian Bueger & Anders Wivel (2018) How do small island states maximize influence? Creole diplomacy and the smart state foreign policy of the Seychelles, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, 14:2, 170-188, DOI: 10.1080/19480881.2018.1471122 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/19480881.2018.1471122 Published online: 07 May 2018. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 27 View related articles View Crossmark data