This practical guide starts with contemplation of our place in the world and considers the importance of breathing, listening and good health to becoming truly centred. On these foundations we are able to build the 'spirit' of respect and forgiveness to ultimately foster the culture of peace.
Dr. David Lai provides a timely assessment of the geostrategic significance of Asia-Pacific. His monograph is also a thought-provoking analysis of the U.S. strategic shift toward the region and its implications. Dr. Lai judiciously offers the following key points. First, Asia-Pacific, which covers China, Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia, is a region with complex currents. On the one hand, the…
ASEAN economic cooperation and integration have come a long way since the organisation's early days, when cooperation was more political and diplomatic than economic in nature. ASEAN now constitutes the most ambitious organization of regional cooperation in the developing world. This book investigates the economics of various ASEAN and ASEAN-centric economic integration initiatives, focusing in…
In this monograph, the fifth in the series on the Army's Professional Military Ethic, Colonel Paul Paolozzi challenges the Stewards of the Army Profession by addressing the well-known fact that such earned trust can only be based on relationships and communications of candor
Chaos in Yemen challenges recent interpretations of Yemen's complex social, political and economic transformations since 1990. It offers a new perspective to the violence afflicting the region, and explains why the Ali Abdullah Salih regime has become the principal beneficiary of this violence.
Buku ini berisikan tema-tema perjuangan yang dicetuskan oleh Angkatan 66 atau dikenal oleh Tri Tuntutan Rakyat (Tritura) pada tahun 1965, 1966, dan 1967 yang dihimpun dan dirumuskan oleh Seminar Angkatan Darat tahun 1966 menjadi cita-cita Orde Baru. Selama kurun waktu tersebut Angkatan 66 selalu ikut mengawal dan mengoreksi perjalanan Orde Baru dengan segala suka dan dukanya hingga sekarang.
Nama dan sosok Ali Moertopo memang misterius. Tak banyak sumber yang mengulas tentang dirinya. Padahal ia adalah tokoh utama di balik layar zaman Orde Baru. Perannya sungguh penting bagi Republik, khususnya bagi dunia intelijen Indonesia. Ia juga yang merancang agar Soeharto dan kendaraan politiknya, Golkar, dapat bertahan lama di pucuk pimpinan pemerintahan. Beberapa pengamat menjulukinya seba…
This book offers a glimpse of how one career diplomat carved out his own pathway to diplomacy, and shares with the reader the unique experiences and insights he gained along the way. Its pages contains variegated ruminations that could help young aspiring diplomats find their own way to the very challenging but immensely fulfilling world of diplomacy.
Buku ini akan mengajak pembaca mengelilingi Yaman, menelusuri tiap jengkal sejarah yang tampak dalam arkeolog peninggalannya, menikmati pesona indah alam Yaman yang terbentang dari ujung lembah barat ke ujung lembah timur. Tak kurang dari 80 tempat bersejarah dan wisata tertulis, mencoba membuat pembaca benar-benar bertamasya menikmati tempat-tempat penuh pesona di Negeri Yaman. Tak hanya seked…
Buku ini menghadirkan beragam pendekatan tentang bagaimana ancaman negara kini bergeser dari model konvensional menjadi non-konvensional, lalu bagaimana pertimbangan strategis negara dalam menghadapinya, bagaimana memperkukuh daya tangkal dan memperkuat perbatasan wilayah sebagai serambi depan NKRI, bagaimana problematika TNI dalam politik praktis dan proses demokrasi, bagaimana kodam berupaya …