At that time the Soviet Union still existed and the cold wat was very much alive, particularly with Ronald Reagan in the White House, and the Introduction reflects this. It is presented here because it offers a concise history of the cold war and a background to understanding the impetus behind, and the nature of, the many American interventions throughout the world. The actual case histories o…
The idea of neutralizing Southeast Asia--a historical battlefield of both indigenous and forces--is a subject that has attracted the attention of many statesmen and scholars alike for many years.
In this book, completed after his 80th birthday, he covers his activities after Parliament. He reviews Governor-General Kerr's coup and robustly rebuts Chief Justice Barwick's doctrines. He examines the repercussions of the US withdrawal from Viet Nam and the Portuguese withdrawal from Timor in 1975 and the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. He discusses the decline of the Hawke Government, t…
In this explosive book, Peter Schweizer provides the riveting details of how the Reagan inner circle undermined the Soviet economy and its dwindling resource base and subverted the Kremlin's hold on its global empire. Using secret diplomacy, the administration dramatically reduced Soviet income while at the same time driving Moscow to expend an increasing amount of precious assets. On another l…
The first comprehensive academic study of Soviet foreign policy in the Asia Pacific region since Gorbachev's ascent to power, this book examines the domestic factors behind these recent initiatives and evaluates their regional implications. The Australian Defence Force Academy's March 1987 symposium on which this collection is based pooled the talents of senior scholars from the United States, …
Giving the reader a unique window into the inner workings of U.S. diplomacy in President Bill Clinton's first term, this book highlights the major foreign policy challenges faced and decisions made in a turbulent era. The book is organized around 37 key speeches by the Secretary of State, each introduced by an extensive essay that describes its policy context and purpose, and includes anecdotes…
This book explains about Australia and Indonesia are unusual neighbours. Strange Neighbours provides a basis for greater understanding between Indonesia and Australia, respect for each other's cultural and domestic political values and practices, appreciation of our respective security interested in the future pf the Australia-Indonesia relationship.
Beyond today's more immediate foreign policy questions in the European-American relationship, there are significant underlying trends that shape the issues and have their roots in domestic factors.
Contents: The New World in the Pacific (pp. 1-7) by James W. Morley; The Pacific Basin and Its Economic Vitality (pp. 11-22), by Peter Drysdale; Pacific Development and Its Implications for the World Economy (pp. 23-34) by Saburo Okita; The Moderation of Politics (pp. 35-45) by William H. Overholt; Regional Cooperation and the Tilt to the West (pp. 46-56) by Evelyn Colbert; The Burgeoni…
In November 1982, I was appointed representive of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Officein USA. This was three months after the publication of the Joint Communiqué by the United States Government that would limit arms sales to my country. Our people at home were exceedingly worried about our relations with the United States; and my assignment seemed a "mission impossible."…