Since the first edition was published, reflecting the world as it was in mid-1991, the Soviet Union has disappeared; membership of the United Nations has leapt from 159 to 184; the Uruguay Round has been concluded; NAFTA has been born and APEC come of age; the European Community has become the European Union; environmental issues have leapt to centre stage in the transnational agenda; the victo…
Now thoroughly updated, this widely praised book provides a thoughtful and balanced examination of the development of Russian foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. This edition also places developments of the past two decades into the broader sweep of Russian history. Presenting an even-handed treatment of controversial issues, Jeffrey Mankoff analyzes Russia's interactions with major g…
After reviewing the historical forces and human agencies which have shaped contemporary Myanmar, this book addresses healthcare and public policy provision, with suggestions as to what potential roles the international community might have in assisting Myanmar's future socioeconomic development.
Assembled here at this Conference, we are conscious, that we are taking upon ourselves a great responsability before the peace-loving world, which rightly hopes that we shall do every thing in our power here in order to remove the danger which is hovering over mankind. The peoples of all the world are expecting to hear an unanimous and resolute call against all that hampers the peaceful creativ…
This book provides a framework for considering the ramifications of Japan's expanding role and influence in the Asia-Pacific region. It documents Japan's emergence as the regional "core economy"; reviews the factors that may influence Tokyo's future political and military role; poses alternative scenarios for the evolving Asia-Pacific economic, political and security order; analyses the factors…
In order to gain and hold onto power, the Clinton administration has acted recklessly, allowing the wrong people to gain access to our most important political and economic secrets. Any number of Chinese arms dealers, spies, narcotics traffickers, gangsters, pimps, accomplices to mass murder, communist agents, and other undesirables will appear in these pages, all associated in one way or anoth…
The Best and the Brightest answers these questions more directly and more completely than any other book written on America in the last decade. From the self-doubting of the post-McCarthy era to the phenomenal hubris of the mid-sixties, America is captured within these pages with a lucidity and intelligence that is fascinating. The Best and the Brightest is an enormously important book.
This book is a companion volume to A Foreign Policy for India, which received the attention of scholars and practitioners of diplomacy. This book too stems from a long-felt desire to share my experiences, observations and assessments of the evolving world situation and India's responses to them at crucial times in our recent history.
"En el desarrollo de la labor investigativa en el Public Record Office, de Kew. Londres, actividad que iniciara a fines de 1988, con el patrocinio de la Fundación y la orientación del profesor Malcolm Deas, Efraín Sánchez revisó los fondos documentales correspondientes a los despachos de los agentes diplomáticos de Inglaterra, acreditados ante el gobierno de Colombia y de la Nueva Granada…
Kementerian Perhubungan mengambil langkah-langkah strategis dalam upaya pengembangan dunia penerbangan Indonesia di kancah penerbangan internasional. Langkah tersebut dilakukan melalui upaya penguatan dan pengembangan kerja sama Indonesia dengan Sekretaris Jenderal ICAO, peningkatan partisipasi Indonesia dalam seluruh kegiatan ICAO, Upaya peningkatan citra Indonesia dalam kemajuan pengembangan…