The cold war period is one that has been unique in the development of international relations and the main feature that dominated the politics at this time was the polarisation of groups on the basis of ideology. When one looks at the various kinds of conflicts which emerged during this period it is evident that the ideological factors were deeply grounded and there was a clear divide between t…
The regional conference on Identifying Challenges and Opportunities in the (South) West Pacific Region involving distinguished speakers from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Thailand and East Timor on 12-13 June 2001. Ever since, we have gone from one tragedy to another. The collapse of the Twin Tower, the global coalition against terrorism, continuing war in Ce…
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…
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 …