Indonesian language in its development has attracted many foreign speakers, with various motives, such as political, cultural, or educational motives. To support the rapid development of the Indonesian language, Indonesia provides support for the Foreign Language Program for Foreign Speakers or BIPA since 2015. Indonesian language education itself is not only limited to schools in the country r…
When George W. Bush campaigned for the White House, he was such a novice in foreign policy that he couldn't name the president of Pakistan and momentarily suggested he thought the Taliban was a rock-and-roll band. But he relied upon a group called the Vulcans—an inner circle of advisers with a long, shared experience in government, dating back to the Nixon, Ford, Reagan and first Bush adminis…
"Democratic Transitions in Asia" focuses on political changes in the Asian region. Since the 1997 economic crisis, countries of the region are seeing greater demands for the accountability of leaders. Symbolic of the region's continuing struggle for democratisation, the President of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000, joining other recent Asian Nobel laureates, …
Dialogue Among Civilizations is a unique collection of presentations from the General Assembly of the United Nations on peace, tolerance and promoting a culture of understanding between nations.
Dialogue Among Civilizations is a unique collection of presentations from the General Assembly of the United Nations on peace, tolerance and promoting a culture of understanding between nations.