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…
On 5-6 April 1995 the International Symposium on Diplomacy Beyond 2000 was held at the University of Westminster, London. The Symposium was focused on the practical problems which diplomats face in their professional life and in handling issues of a greater importance and complexity
For this Second Edition, Modern Diplomacy has been extensively updated and expanded to take in not only important changes in diplomacy, but also several new chapters. These cover environmental diplomacy, mediation, the process of normalisation and case examples of environmental negotiations and international agreements.
The Stockholm Initiative on Global Security and Governance brings out the most urgent themes from the international indepen- dent commissions of the 1980's, chaired by Willy Brandt and Olof Palme, by Gro Harlem Brundtland and Julius Nyerere. The memorandum on COMMON RESPONSIBILITY IN THE 1990's focuses on major areas for multilateral cooperation and on ways and means to strengthen international…