This official White Paper, published by the Government of Egypt in August 1956, outlines the legal, political, and economic grounds for the nationalisation of the Suez Maritime Canal Company. Issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the document presents Egypt’s justification for reclaiming sovereignty over the Canal, the historical background of foreign control, and the government’s pos…
Strategies of Survival examines how smaller Asian states navigate the complex realities of international politics amid pressure from major powers. Morrison and Suhrke analyze the diplomatic challenges, security concerns, and strategic responses adopted by Southeast Asian nations during the Cold War era. The book highlights patterns of alignment, balancing, and foreign policy adaptation as these…
This book examines the major issues faced by the United States in formulating its policy toward Southeast Asia during the early Cold War period. Edited by William Henderson, it analyzes political, economic, and security considerations that shaped American involvement in the region. Through contributions by subject-matter experts, the volume explores regional dynamics, nationalist movements, the…
This book presents a collection of papers from the First Indonesia–Canada Conference, held in Sanur, Bali, in February 1985. It explores the evolving roles of middle powers in the Pacific region, focusing particularly on Indonesia–Canada relations and their strategic outlook towards the year 2000. The discussions address political cooperation, economic engagement, regional security, and the…
The study analyses the reasons for Indonesia's membership in the regional organization, and che extent to which ASEAN has fulfilled Indonesia's expectations. It looks into the main areas of ASEAN cooperation that gain the most support from Indonesia as well as those that receive scant attention from Jakarta.
The Arab World by William R. Polk provides a comprehensive overview of the history, politics, and cultural foundations of the Arab region. This fourth edition expands earlier work published under the title The United States and the Arab World. Polk examines the political evolution of Arab countries, their relations with major world powers—especially the United States—and the internal and ex…
This volume presents a collective report by Soviet journalists who accompanied Nikita S. Khrushchev during his official visits to India, Burma, Indonesia, and Afghanistan in the mid-twentieth century. The book documents the political atmosphere of the newly independent Asian states, their relations with the Soviet Union, and the broader geopolitical context of the Cold War. Through firsthand ob…
The Anglo-American Threat to Albania by Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania, reflects events he lived through, his personal impressions, and gives conclusions, which provide lessons for all periods, drawn from the hostile activity carried out openly or behind the scenes by the Anglo Bourgeois attempts to put Albania under its imperialistic swa…
This book explains about international relations of Southeast Asia during the critical period from World War II to the years immediatelly following the first Indochina settlement. Set against a global background, it explores the policies not only of the countries of the region (including Australia and New Zealand), but also of outside countries with interest in Southeast Asia-the European power…
Introduction to International Relations: Power and Justice provides a comprehensive overview of major theories, concepts, and issues in international relations. Couloumbis and Wolfe explore how power, justice, national interests, and global institutions shape interactions among states. This third edition examines classical and contemporary perspectives, including realism, idealism, conflict res…