Two decades in the life of the movement and policy of non-alignment is a relatively short period for fully appreciating and establishing the importance and breath of a political doctrine and practise of international relations which is today pursued by over two-thirds of the sovereign states in the world.
At its inaugural session, the Conference was privileged to hear an inspiring keynote address delivered by His Excellency Mr. Soeharto, President of the Republic of Indonesia. His insightful and lucid address was welcomed as a significant contribution to the deliberations and successful outcome of the Conference. The President, in noting the collapse of the bipolar structure of the world, stress…
Driving a very old jeep, George McT. Kahin crossed the status quo line separating the Dutch and the Republican forces. He succeeded. But how could he face the angry, suspicious civilians and armed forces who believed that he was a Dutch intruder? A very helpful officer, who believed that he was just a graduate student trying to gather material for dissertation on Indonesian Revolution, advised …
We as a nation, have often tended to see problems as opportunities. In the face of conflicting demands, proliferating information, and rapid technological change, many of us would agree that imagination and integrity in the use of knowledge are essential if we are to make hard choices and move ahead.
On 12 November 1995 CSIS in conjunction with Australian Defence Studies Centre (ADSC), Canberra organised a workshop on "Potential Linkages between Economic and Regional Security Fora". The papers presented at the workshop have been edited and compiled in this volume entitled The Role of Security and Economic Cooperation Structures in the Asia Pacific Region Indonesian and Australian Views This…
In Threats to Security in East Asia-Pacific, this more comprehensive analysis is provided. The outgrowth of a Pacific Forum symposium, the book reports the results of Interviews and discussions with area political and academic leaders on their nations' threat perceptions and security policies. U.S. and Asian scholars then 7 examine these reports and determine how foreign governments ought to ch…
The late King Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1905/6, several years after his father Abdulaziz Ibn Saud had recaptured it from Ibn Rashid. The thirteen contributions that make up this book present differing aspects of the modernisation process that took place in Saudi Arabia during the era of King Faisal.
Fifty years of New Zealand foreign policy-making based on New Zealand foreign relations in the twentieth century, an overview of factors, policy relationships and policy focus.
The book is a compilation of papers on these issues presented by distinguished participants drawn from the fields of diplomacy, academics and journalism at an international seminar organised by the Indian Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and the Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA). It provides an in-depth look at State Sovereignty - its concept, relevance and limits which i…