This book gets to the marrow of the matter in East Asia. It is free of the distortions, misrepresentations, and irrelevancies which have so marred the debate on Vietnam and so filled most of the current literature on crises in Asia. In the author seeks to find out how the Asians can take over the primary responsibility for security while the United States decreases its involvement. Thus, he add…
This is the second of three volumes of documents on Australian policy toward Indonesia in the years 1947-49. It begins with the negotiation of the Renville Agreement in January 1948 and ends with the launching of the second Dutch police action against the Republic in December 1948, Episodes and issues covered include the efforts of Justice R. C. Kirby, Australia's representative on the Committe…
This forthright book is a bold and unequivocal yet objective analysis of the malady and its remedies. The author, whose distinguished career has brought him a deep knowledge of Asia, has concluded that we cannot have a truly peaceful world until Asia is closer to prosperity and stability. This we cannot impose, but only encourage. Our direct strategic, economic, and even political interests in …
Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" to describe a nation's ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power-the ability to coerce- grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of its culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willin…
The term "rogue nation," formerly reserved for outlaw countries, is increasingly applied to the United States-not only by enemies but by people and nations who have been steadfast friends. The litany is familiar to anyone who has ever read an op-ed page. In the six months before 9/11, the United States walked away from a treaty to control the world traffic in small arms, the Kyoto accord, a tre…
Not since Rome has any nation had so much economic, cultural, and military power, but that power does not allow us to solve global problems like terrorism, environmental degradation, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction without involving other nations. The author focuses on the rise of these and other new challenges and explains clearly why America must adopt a more cooperative …
A revelatory inside account of the Reagan administration's handling--to stalemate--of nuclear arms control details personality clashes, power struggles, and the ideological gamesmanship that have precluded productive negotiations
Indonesia's independence was an early and critical test of Australia's capacity to respond positively to change in Asia. Before the Second World War much of Aus- tralia's 'near north' was controlled by one or other of the European colonial powers. After the war Asia was transformed as the Philippines, India, Pakistan and Ceylon attained independence. In French Indochina and the Netherlands East…
The vividly written book in the first comprehensive assessment of the origins of the present-day democratic regime in Portugal to be placed in a broad international historical context. It is written with the benefit of a long-term vision of Portuguese history, and it emphasizes the significance of Portugal's new European orientation after centuries of global and oceanic preoccupations.
Describes the recent development of US-Japan relations, exploring the sources of Japan's economic might and providing a comprehensive analysis of policy toward Japan under the Bush and Clinton administrations. Arma- cost offers unique insights into Japanese views on American politics, economics, and society, and explores fluctuating American opinions on Japan