This is an inquiry into the arms build-up in Southeast Asia and the measures that can be taken to control the proliferation of conventional arms in the region. It is not a plea for arms control or disarmament as much as an attempt to highlight the armament policies of countries in the region.
This book gathers a dozen rising scholars and analysts of Indonesian foreign policy to examine the conditions and extent to which “independent and active principle” - first articulated by Vice President Mohammad Hatta in 1948 - has been used and abused in various strategic policy issues. The book launch event aims to introduce this book to the public, especially stakeholders related to the…
This new textbook presents security studies as a branch of international relations theory, providing readers with the critical conceptual tools to develop their expertise. The author evaluates the claims of rival theories- realism, neorealism, liberal institutionalism, classical economic liberalism, and Marxism-to explain why international actors choose or eschew force and coercive threats in o…
kegley and wittkopf have responded to the tumultuos changes of the past eighteen months with major revisions in the text of American foreign policy. The fourth edition includes: Discussions of the implications for American foreign policy of the Gorbachev-era reforms in the Soviet Union and the changes in Eastern Europe in particular, the text considers the future of "containment" and shifts …
This book attempts to trace the origin and growth of the concept of non-alignment and how it shaped India's foreign policy. The books purports to analyze the position India enjoys in the Non-Aligned Movement especially after the 'healing touch' provided to the Movement under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, who assumed the chairpersonship of the Movement in the New Delhi Conference.
While India has quietly moved from cold war politics to globalizations, barring China, India's other neighbours are yet to overcome the Cold War mentality. The result is that a section of the ruling elite among India's neighbours perceive things in terms of pressure points vis-a-vis India or try to thrive on anti-India sentiment. This has retarded the growth of healthier relations between India…
This major new book introduces and examines the latest developments in European foreign policy. It provides a complete overview of the ways in which the very nature of foreign policy in Europe has changed and advances new insights into contemporary European foreign policy analysis. The book is structured around three parts. Part one provides a concise overview of the latest theories and concep…
This book considers the topical issue of the enlargement processes of the European Union and NATO. The contributors examine issues including: the dual enlargement process and German and Russian relationships with it; NATO and the pan-European security agenda; East European reactions to enlargement; and concepts of security in the new Europe.
Working from an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on the social sciences, legal studies, and the humanities, this book investigates the causes and effects of the extremities experienced by migrants. Firstly, the volume analyses the development and political-cultural conditions of current practices and discourses of 'bordering,' 'illegality,' and 'irregularization.' Secondly, it focuses o…
This book combines philosophical, historical, and legal analysis to clarify the key concepts at stake in the debate over refugees and human rights, and to demonstrate the threat posed by contemporary border regimes to rights protection and the rule of law within liberal democracies