With “New Challenges to Asia Pacific Security” as the main theme, the conference lasted three days, with the first day devoted to Regional Security Implications of the Global Financial Crisis. Day two of the conference addressed regional security architecture, naval build up in the Asia Pacific, and disarmaments and arms control. Throughout the conference, distinguished scholars and governm…
Contents: Part 1 The meltdown 1. Questioning the myth of Asia's economic miracle 2. IMF: we told you so 3. A different view 4. Bloody baht Part 2 The fallout 1. Asia's economic miracle 2. The calm before the storm 3. Dr Mahathir bombshell, etc.
The peoples of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population. They are increasingly well-educated, and successful in every area of modern trade and technology. Their influence in the rest of the world is also becoming greater. Colin Mason provides a readable and clear introduction to their history and traditions, from prehistory right up to the present day. This thoroughly revised, …
Reveals explosive changes currently taking place in Asia while considering how these changes will affect the rest of the world, predicting a major shift in international economic forces.
Sementara perhatian Barat telah difokuskan pada Uni Soviet dan Eropa Timur, revolusi yang lebih tenang dan kumulatif telah terjadi di Asia yang mungkin memiliki konsekuensi yang lebih besar bagi sejarah dunia. Saat kita bergerak menuju tahun 2000, Asia akan menjadi kawasan yang dominan di dunia: secara ekonomi, politik, dan budaya. Hingga tahun 1990-an, Barat menetapkan aturan. Sekarang, orang …
In the East, as recently as 1930, half the world's population was subjected to Dutch, British, French or American colonial rule. Two generations later the West's empires in the East are extinct. Instead, the Orient has become the Pacific miracle, a catch phrase for all things modern and dynamic. In this survey, John Keay draws on the writing and reminiscences of contemporaries, both rulers and …
This book provides a list of key government and industry association contacts, ultimate responsibility for accuracy rest with original source cited, and also the following statistics and market profiles.
The year book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the security environment in South Asia. International focus on the region and its increasing engagement by the comity of nations are ample indications of its emergence as the next power center in global politics. And yet, while it continues to grow in economic, industrial and military potential, its peculiar security environment, ridden …
This study has been undertaken in the context of this peculiar nature of the complex interaction, and the American interest in South Asia. All important milestones have been focused upon in this study from 1492, when Christopher Columbus managed to obtain the patronage of the Spanish crown to discover a sea route to India, down to the years just before the Partition of 1947. The visit to India …
The Gulf crisis has once again drawn attention to the volatility of the worlds largest industry. Even in its aftermath, trends in the world oil market are unclear. Global Oil Trends provides a detailed assessment and long-term perspective of the global oil market in general and the Asia-Pacific market in particular. The 1990 oil crisis is reviewed and the possible impact of growing environmenta…