A Part of the Peace addresses three areas in international affairs which are of particular concern to Canadian foreign policy makers: Multilateralism, regionalism and peacekeeping. The authors consider Canada's continuing involvement within various multilateral institutions, in particular the United Nations and the GATT.
Like it or not, most Americans take it for granted that deception is entrenched in the highest levels of government. Up until now most of the arguments about lying have been moral. But in this groundbreak- ing and closely reasoned book, bestselling political commentator Eric Alterman lays bare the disastrous practical consequences of presidential duplicity since World War II.
History does not come neatly packaged into distinct periods, but by imposing such a structure upon it, we can sometimes gain clarity without doing too much violence to the facts. One such period was initiated with the Second World War, a new phase in world affairs in which "the United States was the hegemonic power in a system of world order" (Harvard government professor and foreign policy adv…
Statecraft is as old as politics: Plato wrote about it, Machiavelli practiced it. After the demise of Communism, some predicted that statecraft would wither away. But Ross explains that in the globalized world--with its fluid borders, terrorist networks, and violent unrest--statecraft is necessary simply to keep the peace. He outlines how statecraft helped shape a new world order after 1989. He…
After the Empire is a provocative and sobering look at America's changing role on the global stage. Emmanuel Todd uses demographic and economic factors to diagnose America's waning hegemony. Burdened by enormous domestic and foreign trade deficits, the declining value of the US dollar, the bankruptcy of several prominent companies, and the fact that it can no longer subsist on its own productio…
With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing on the political and economic relationship of Britain and issues of strategic sensitivity, the book also illuminates British relations with society and the state and describes the interaction between various representatives and agents of both coun…
This publication is the English translation of the Gaiko Seisho 2000 (2000 Diplomatic Bluebook), originally published in Japanese. The Diplomatic Bluebook is an annual report on Japan's foreign policy and activities published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The period covered by the 2000 Diplomatic Bluebook is, in principle, from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 1999.
What do our Asian neighbours say about us when they're talking to each other? In the case of Indonesia we now have the opportunity to find out. This translation of the first contemporary book written for Indonesians about Australia describes for others our history, culture, contemporary politics, and what the author sees as the current coming of age of "the land of the kangaroo". Full of unexpe…
Twenty-seventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, ASEAN Regional Forum, and Post-Ministerial Conferences with Dialogue Partners (Bangkok, Thailand, 22-28 July 1994)
The rise of China is one of the most critical developments in the world today. To provide a comprehensive understanding of China's rapid rise and explore the impact and implications for ASEAN, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) organized the first ASEAN-China Forum from 23 to 24 June 2004 in Singapore. The Forum brought together more than thirty reputable experts and scholars from…