The rise of China is one of the most critical developments in the world today. To provide a comprehensive understanding of China's rapid rise and explore the impact and implications for ASEAN, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) organized the first ASEAN-China Forum from 23 to 24 June 2004 in Singapore. The Forum brought together more than thirty reputable experts and scholars from…
For more than half a century, Papua's place in Indonesia has caused serious strains and the occasional crisis in Australia-Indonesia relations. This Lowy Institute Paper provides an in-depth history of Papua's troubled integration into the Indonesian state and Australia's Papua policies. The Paper looks at what the Australian government can best do to assist Papuan development, support good rel…
A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China. The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy. Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has…
The United States is in danger of acting as world vigilante, venturing out into a dangerous neighbourhood when its interests are visibly threatened. The current doctrine of unilateral self-interest is perfectly coherent, even defensible in the short term; but the long term it is dangerous, even to American interests.
In this collection distinguished scholars from India and Nepal have analysed different aspects of Indo- Nepal relations, viz. politico-strategic, economic and socio-cultural. The contributions have focussed upon these aspects from the points of view of the perception of the two countries. Some tension areas have also been analysed and new interpretations have been advanced.
This volume ties together the histories of Japan and China for the modern period prior to the 20th century. Twenty-nine chapters deal with Chinese or Japanese works which were written in response to events in the other country. None of these works has received any sustained attention in the West. As a result we get a view of how Chinese and Japanese saw each other at a time when there were few …
The relations between ASEAN and China occupy a unique and important position in the foreign relations of the Asia-Pacific region. China and Southeast Asia's political, strategic and economic importance in the realm of international relations has been transformed by the region's unprecedented economic growth, unexpected financial crisis, and turbulent political changes.
The distinguished contributors to this volume present and interpret the intriguing relationship between China and Japan, covering the important issues - both diplomatic and economic - and considering the implications of current Sino-Japanese contacts for the wider world. This book should prove to be an essential reference for students and academics.
Groundbreaking new take on the growing rivalry between China, India and Japan-- and what it means for America, the global economy and the twenty-first century
Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. The interaction of war and diplomacy is a theme avidly studied worldwide, considered by political and military strategists, and watched over by all those interested in international affairs. War and D…