This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia. Why have our political leaders been so slow to act? Which are the fossil-fuel lobby groups that still set the policy agenda? How many different ways can one spin, deceive, lie and obfuscate instead of facing facts and looking for the solutions that are desperately needed? Written with humour, urgency and gre…
Assessing trends toward creating innovative forms of political, economic and security co-operation in Southeast Asia, this text discusses the international dynamics of Southeast Asian security, and its impact on such external factors as the US, China and Japan.
This topical volume analyzes the rapidly changing Soviet military and the effects changes are having both within the Soviet Union and beyond its borders. Weighing internal and foreign policy considerations, the contributors examine divergent views on military reform held by civilian and military leaders, review Soviet nuclear and conventional forces and arms control policy, and assess the broad…
Summaries of eight papers that analyse the major economic problems and challenges concerning trade, investment and technology transfer faced by ASEAN countries specifically in their interactions with the United States and vice versa
Comprising papers presented at an international symposium on the Growth Triangle, this book analyses (a) the development of the Southern Growth Triangle - which consists of Singapore, Johor in Malaysia and the Riau Islands in Indonesia; (b) the potential of a Northern Growth Triangle; and (c) external views of the Growth Triangle. The economic and political implications to establish similar int…
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reflects the growing international consensus that the earth's climate is being changed by anthropogenic greenhouse gasses. Evidence presented by the IPCC and others points to the potential for increasingly dangerous weather, new disease outbreaks, regional water shortages, the loss of habitat and species, and other dist…
This book analyses the gap between the security cultures of the European Union and Turkey, and highlights two perspectives of the discussion, 'optimistic' and 'pessimistic, on Turkey's possible effect on EU security. The book answers the primary question: 'Is there a gap between EU and Turkish security cultures?' and the secondary question: 'To what extent is Turkey an advantage for the Europea…
Sebagai negara pulau yang tidak luas, tanah pertaniannya sangat terbatas, sehingga untuk keperluan konsumsi produk kopi, Taiwan mengimpor dari negara ASEAN termasuk di Indonesia. Industri pengolahan kopi Indonesia saat ini berkembang dengan pesat, terutama sejak pemerintah mengeluarkan kebijaksanaan dibidang perkopian. Hal ini dilakukan karena didalam periode yang bersamaan industri sudah mu…
The year 2000 edition of The State of the World's Refugees analyzes the international community's efforts to protect and assist refugees in the last fifty years. It provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which approaches to the problem of forced human displacement have changed over time. It contains a wealth of statistical tables, graphs, and maps, and is an invaluable resource for bot…
Maritime piracy continues to persist as a significant phenomenon manifesting a range of social, historical, geo-political, security and economic issues. Today, the waters of Southeast Asia serve as the dominant region for the occurrence of piracy and the challenges it poses to regional security and Malacca Straits security. As a second installment within the Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy…