As the world's dominant political force and military power, he says, we are the only nation that will actually go into the world and strike down evil. And we must not shirk that responsibility - especially because we cannot rely on our so-called allies to defend our freedoms. Alexander tells the dramatic and sometimes surprising story of how, from the American Revolution to the War on Terror, A…
The Canadian Way - which reflects the experiences and perspectives of both authors - provides a fascinating insider's view of an important period in the development of Canada's foreign policy.
This book focuses on the security implications for Nigeria of its relationships with its five immediate neighbours namely, Cameroun, Benin, Niger, Chad and Equatorial Guinea in the 1990s.
This is the first of three volumes of documents on Australian policy toward Indonesia if the years 1947-49.498 cablegrams, dispatches and other documents tell the story of Australian diplomacy in 1947, revealing for the first time the full extent and depth of Australia's support for the embattled Indonesian Republic.
This account of US foreign policy reveals the story of the covert activity in Indonesia undertaken by President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in the late 1950s
Twenty-five years ago, the governments of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia agreed to jointly promote the city-state, the state of Johor in Malaysia, and the Riau Islands in Indonesia. Facilitated by common cultural references, a more distant shared history, and complementary attributes, interactions between the three territories developed quickly. Logistics networks have proliferated and prod…
Indonesia, one of the largest democracies of Asia, held its Presidential elections in 2014, testifying to its evolution as a mature democracy. Its civilisational mosaic, multicultural and multi-religious ethos and increasingly decentralising federal structure of domestic polity have strengthened Indonesia's position in the world. However, the debate continues whether Indonesia will be able to e…
This book is an account of the state of the relationship between Australia and Indonesia, political security and economic dimensions, domestic development, role of the media, provincial relations and lessons from AFTA and the ANZ-CER
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, focusing especially on how the relationship has developed in the last fifty years.
This paper provides a survey of Vietnam's challenges and problems in foreign relations. The paper first reviews developments in Vietnam's process of political and economic "renovation" (doi moi) and highlights the influence domestic pressures for change (especially in economic policy) have had on foreign relations. The paper then considers the recent evolution of Vietnam's international outlook…