The authors describe the origins and rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization, its complex structure, and the personalities who preside over it. They say that the PLO is equal parts terrorist organization and multinational corporation, involved in murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. Chapter 1: The Death of Abu Jihad Chapter 2: The Rise of the PLO Chapter 3: Convert Units and Operat…
Hong Kong was torn from China in the ninteeenth century by Britain to create colony thet has become one of the world's economic marvels. The articles about Hong Kong as a part of China, as a society in its own right, an as an important partner of the United States, Hong Kong and its people,it institutions and the prees is vigorous and sets an example for all of Asia. Whatever the outcome will b…
We live in dangerous times, when a new kind of leadership is required. Visionary and ruthlessly strategic, Warrior Politics extracts the best of the wisdom of the ages for modern lead- ers who are faced with the complex life-and-death challenges of today's world-and determined to win. Sun-Tzu urges leaders to "plan and calculate like a hungry man." Machiavelli defines a policy not by its excell…
This book raises the themes of religion, culture and civilization, from the perspective of a Muslim who tries to provide a contemporary context for the religious teachings he believes in. According to the author, comparative studies based on exclusive knowledge are inadequate, and dialogues based on the religion, culture and civilization of each dialoguer are insufficient to achieve a level of …
This volume deals with issues at the interface of the nature of state sover- eignty, the legitimacy of domestic political arrangements, and the behavior of international orders and institutions in international affairs.2 The focus is on the ethical aspects of the means and ends chosen and pursued by various actors in international affairs and on the issues of distributive justice that arise fro…
Issues & Studies published quarterly by the Institute of International Relations, is an internationally peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing quality social science research on issues-mainly of a political nature-related to the domestic and international affairs of contemporary China, Taiwan, and East Asia, as well as other closely related topics. The editors particularly welcome manusc…
This volume is the result of collaborative research between ASEAN and South Asian scholars and deals with economic relations between two important regions.
Many individuals proclaim that global capitalism is here to stay. Unfettered markets, they argue, now drive the world, and all countries must adjust, no matter how painful this may be for some. Robert Gilpin, author of the widely acclaimed Political Economy of International Relations (Princeton, 1987), urges us, however, not to take an open and integrated global economy for granted. Rather, we …
Prime Minister Hashimoto is visiting Singapore at a time when his administration is seized with the ongoing crisis in Peru. His decision to proceed with the visits to the ASEAN countries is laudable. Both Singapore and ASEAN appreciate this gesture. It has demonstrated the importance that Japan accords to its relations with ASEAN. We hope that the crisis in Peru will be peacefully resolved soon.
In Shanghai forum 2018, the forum recruited 27 top students as a journalist for honored guests at the forum. Their specialist knowledge, commitment and self-assurance were all employed in taking down these words of wisdom. This book of records from the interviews is a crystallization of that gathering of words of wisdom and exchange of viewpoints with our distinguished guests.