In this provocative, ingenious book, Soderberg and Katulis make one of the most controversial arguments that foreign policy circles have seen in years: no more putting all our eggs in the basket of promoting democracy or market reforms, or even diplomacy, sanctions, or cash handouts to faltering governments. Instead, they argue, we should go right to the citizens of troubled nations and give th…
How does one predict the future course a country should take to achieve its "vision" in a globalizing world that is very dynamic? It is important to understand the nature of the global order in order to be able to craft a foreign policy that serves, Nigeria's national interest.
Soon, China will rule the world. But in doing so, it will not become more Western. Since the first publication of When China Rules the World, the landscape of world power has shifted dramatically. In the three years since the first edition was published, When China Rules the World has proved to be a remarkably prescient book, transforming the nature of the debate on China. Now, in this gr…
Martin Jacques berpandangan bahwa China sama sekali tidak akan menjadi sebuah masyarakat bergaya Barat. China akan tetap sangat unik. Berukuran dan bermental benua, dan dihuni seperlima penduduk dunia, China adalah sebuah negara-peradaban dengan karakteristik, sikap dan nilai-nilai yang sudah jauh lebih dulu dari eksistensinya sebagai negara-bangsa. China sudah memiliki pengaruh ekonomi sangat …
It is not just, as many argue, a question of the rise of China. For the first time in history Asia will not be dominated by just one country or by outside powers. It will contain three large, economically powerful countries, all with interests and ambitions that range across the whole region and the world. The future of the world economy will be determined by the competition between these three…
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is strategically significant because of its size, dynamism, and role in the Asian economic and security architectures. This paper examines how ASEAN seeks to strengthen these assets through "centrality" in intraregional and external policy decisions. It recommends a two-speed approach toward centrality in order to maximize regional incomes and …
Current perspectives on Latin America’s role in the world tend to focus on one question: Why is Latin America always falling behind? Analysts and scholars offer answers grounded in history, economic underdevelopment, or democratic consolidation. Bagley and Horwitz, however, shift the central question to ask why and to what extent does Latin America matter in world politics, both now and in th…
Covers the period from 1950 to 1989. Focuses on the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) on the volume of undocumented immigration into the USA. Includes a chapter on emigration pressure in Europe and Africa.
Masalah penyebaran orang-orang keturunan etnis Cina di penjuru dunia, sebenarnya bukan barang baru. Fenomena ini kemudian kembali mendapat sorotan tajam ketika dihubungkan oleh sinyalemen bahwa tersebarnya orang-orang Cina itu bukan terjadi semata-mata secara alamiah, tetapi secara tidak langsung, sudah sejak lama memang sengaja direkayasa oleh pemerintahan Cina. Republik Rakyat Cina (RRC) y…
This primer introduces the concept of RTD as well as discusses its practical application in the Indian setting. It is divided accordingly into two sections, the first of which traces the origins and the evolution of the idea of RTD. This section identifies the defining parameters and content of RTD and focuses especially on the three rights―the rights to food, education and health―that have…