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
Pointing to the dramatic changes in Soviet policy in Latin America over the past few years, this work argues that the fear of Soviet penetration of the region, which drove US policy during the Cold War, has become groundless and that it is time for the US to adapt its Cuba policy.
In A Peace to End All Peace, David Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies came to remake the geography and politics of the Middle East, drawing lines on an empty map that eventually became the new countries of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. Focusing on the formative years of 1914 to 1922, when all-even an alliance between Arab nationalism and Zionism-seemed possible he raises questions abou…
He book combines the study of contemporary and historical practices between Asia and Europe. It focuses on the academic, social and cultural connections between the two regions. The contributions in this volume have a contemporary focus but contextualise the themes within a historical perspective.
Anatoly Dobrynin arrived in Washington in 1962. He was only forty-three, the youngest man ever to serve as Soviet ambassador to the United States. Amazingly he remained in Washington through the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. Dobrynin became the main back channel for the White House and the Kremlin to exchange ideas, negotiate in secret, and set up summit mee…
This book is an essential resource for students and practitioners interested in how to build relationships and transform them into more elaborate network structures through public communication.
The book deals with the functional dynamics, and the operational mechanics of the Indian Foreign Office from its inception to date.It has filled the gap in information about the implementation of India's foreign policy by providing a detailed analysis of the procedures and functional dynamics of the Ministry of External Affairs. No book in the past, to the best of one's knowledge, has made such…
"This book contains the most comprehensive and critical account available of the evolution of ASEAN's norms and the viability of the ASEAN Way of conflict management. It is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Asian Studies, International Relations and Politics."