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
The Turn is the gripping narrative history of the most important international development of our time-the passage of the United States and the Soviet Union from the Cold War to a hopeful new era. The dramatic change in relations between two former great enemies took place so rapidly and in such unexpected ways that even today it remains difficult to grasp. Now, in a brilliant and authoritative…
In The Strategic Quadrangle five experts on East Asia explore the new shape of power among the major players in the region-Russia, China, Japan, and the United States. The authors examine the web of alliances, historical rivalries, and conflicting worldviews that define the relations among these four powers and analyze how the interactions among them will affect East Asia and the international …
The book focuses on the basic assumptions of U.S. foreign policy makers, their concepts of the priority interests of the United States, their assessments of the threats to those interests, and their premises about the power of the United States to affect the international situation. The substance of these assumptions is shown to be a crucial determinant of the constancy as well as the change in…
In this discerning book, Monteagle Stearns, a former career diplomat and ambassador, argues that U.S. foreign policymakers do not need a new doctrine, as some commentators have suggested, but rather a new attitude toward international affairs and, most especially, new ways of learning from the Foreign Service. True, the word strangers in his title refers to foreigners. However, it also refers t…
In 1999 the former President answers all these questions and others. He gives us the basis for understanding how the world operates and how the United States should operate in the world. As we come to the end of this century of war and wonder of unprecedented bloodshed and political turmoil 1999 is an indispensable guide for avoiding repetition of our past mistakes as a nation, and fulfilling o…
The demise of America's Cold War-era foreign policy, has transformed Southeast Asia's relationship with the United States. No longer seen in the political context of communist containment, the countries of Southeast Asia - Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Vietnam - are becoming increasingly powerful players in the world economy. Their unparalleled economic growth w…
Indonesia' struggle for independence was an early test of Australia's capacity to respond positively to change in Asia. After the Second World War Australia's 'near nort' was transformed as Asian nations broke free from European empires. In the Netherlands East Indies Indonesian nationalis encounred strong opposition. In December 1948 Dutch military forces launched a second military offensive a…