In recent years, the world order has been rocked by an explosive, unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: political Islam. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power across the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts internationally. Their jihad-or 'Holy Struggle - aimed to establish a global Islamic state based solely on a strict interpretation of t…
"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, …
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last 15 years of foreign policy, since the end of the Cold War, in relation to the last 40 years. In 1989, the US emerged as victor from the Cold War struggle. But what did victory mean? In the US, commentators were divided in their views: some feared their nation's eclipse by more successful trading powers or blo…
This book is comprehensive account of the close relations and cooperation between two Asian countries and the vicissitudes as well as the triumphs of that relationship. The friendship between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Indonesia are founded on cultural, social and political ties that have deep historical roots.
Governing Singapore provides the most useful and up-to-date account of Singapore's political history since the accession to power of the People's Action Party in 1959, and in particular the performance of its governments since mid- 1965 under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong.
The tragic events of 9/11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have driven fundamental changes in global governance and international relations. Reporting on the 2003 plenary meeting of the Trilateral Commission, this publication compiles participants' insights on eight topics relevant to these changes. Four of the topics are related to moves towards regional integration in Pacific A…
This book examines the roots of the frustration and resentment that exist throughout the Islamic world today, and why this anger has increasingly been expressed in acts of terrorism. Contents: Defining Islam ; The House of War ; From Crusaders to Imperialists ; Discovering America ; Satan and The Soviets ; Double Standards ; A Failure of Modernity ; The Marriage of Saudi Power and Wa…
Ten Episodes in China diplomacy by Qian Qichen, in which he describes his experiences as a diplomat, is the most detailed, informative, insightful account of recent Chinese foreign policy by any Chinese official or scholar. Full content: Normalization of Sino-Soviet relations The Paris Conference on Cambodia Flying to Baghdad "Funeral diplomacy" in Tokyo The road to Seoul Withstanding …
The Roaring Nineties is in part the story of how the corrupt and greedy got their comeuppance. But Stiglitz also develops a convincing alternative to the free-market mantra. He shows why greed is not good - for companies, individuals, or societies - and how if left unchecked it leads to deceptions, distortions and disasters. He argues that achieving the right balance between government and the …
The book is a compilation of papers on these issues presented by distinguished participants drawn from the fields of diplomacy, academics and journalism at an international seminar organised by the Indian Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and the Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA). It provides an in-depth look at State Sovereignty - its concept, relevance and limits which i…