The sudden end of the Cold War took the Japanese foreign policy community by surprise. The Yoshida Doctrine which served Japanese foreign policy so well during the Cold War is no longer a viable foreign policy option. This dissertation examines the restructuring of Japanese foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Through a series of 56 interviews with Japanese foreign policy elites, the c…
In international relations today, influence is a essential as military and economic might. Consequently, leaders promote favorable images of the state in order to attract allies and win support for their policies.
Throughout the past three decades East Asia has seen more peace and stability than at any time since the Opium Wars of 1839-1841. During this period China has rapidly emerged as a major regional power, averaging over nine percent economic growth per year since the introduction of its market reforms in 1978. Foreign businesses have flocked to invest in China, and Chinese exports have begun to fl…
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.
This is a new analysis of the key issues facing Chinese policy makers in their approach towards Taiwan, This is one of the most tense and potentially explosive relationships in world politic. This book explains succinctly the impetus, the methods and the consequences if China is to use force, a prospect that has become greater following the return of President Chen Shui- bian to power in Taiwan…
Examines how China has approached diplomacy, strategy, and negotiation throughout its history, and reflects on the consequences for the global balance of power in the twenty-first century
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 …
This text explores the regional roles and relationships of major powers with regard to the Asia Pacific region. It provides the context of various approaches to understanding international relations, and against this background, considers the roles of the US, China, Japan and Russia.
The book is divided to four broader parts that reflect several distinctive dimensions of the Czech foreign policy The analysis begins with a general part that explores the nature of the political context of the processes of the Czech foreign policy making