Drawing upon extensive archival research, this volume continues the story of Australia's early relations with Indonesia and the diplomacy of Indonesian independence. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Australia's political and economic engagement in Asia.
Now thoroughly updated, this widely praised book provides a thoughtful and balanced examination of the development of Russian foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. This edition also places developments of the past two decades into the broader sweep of Russian history. Presenting an even-handed treatment of controversial issues, Jeffrey Mankoff analyzes Russia's interactions with major g…
"I have attempted to take the high ground," writes George F. Kennan in the foreword to this illuminating work, "trying to stick to the broader dimensions of things--the ones that would still be visible and significant in future decades." Against the background of a century of wars, revolution, and uneasy peace, Mr. Kennan advances his thoughts on a broad front: how the individual's quest for po…
Assembled here at this Conference, we are conscious, that we are taking upon ourselves a great responsability before the peace-loving world, which rightly hopes that we shall do every thing in our power here in order to remove the danger which is hovering over mankind. The peoples of all the world are expecting to hear an unanimous and resolute call against all that hampers the peaceful creativ…
Buku ini merupakan kumpulan tulisan para diplomat muda Indonesia yang baru menyelesaikan pendidikan di Sekolah Dinas Luar Negeri (Sekdilu) Departemen Luar Negeri. Ia mempertemukan idealisme kaum muda dengan keterampilan diplomasi dalam menelaah isu-isu utama politik luar negeri Indonesia. Buku ini secara menyeluruh mencermati enam isu utama, yaitu strategi dan keamanan, ekonomi-politik, politik…
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) adalah kelompok regional yang terdiri dari sepuluh negara di Asia Tenggara. Abstrak ini memberikan pandangan singkat tentang ASEAN, mencakup sejarah pembentukannya, tujuan utamanya, struktur organisasinya, serta peran dan dampaknya dalam kawasan dan dunia. ASEAN didirikan pada tahun 1967 dengan tujuan utama mewujudkan perdamaian, stabilitas, dan ke…
Maritime law is an important field in international relations, regulating the use and exploitation of maritime areas and the resources therein. The set of international agreements on the law of the sea, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), has broad implications and significance in the context of diplomacy, economics, the environment and global security.…
China was confronted with the Western concept of international treaties under unfavourable historical conditions. In the 19th century, treaties were used as an instrument of the colonial powers to open China by force to engage in trade with other countries. For the Chinese, international treaties represented restrictions on state sovereignty and national humiliation. When international law text…
In this book of specially commissioned essays, twenty world leaders assess the possibilities and perils of the new strategic, political, and economic interrelationships that are emerging around the world. They tackle such fundamental questions as: What is the future of the international system as we approach the twenty-first century? What will be the fate of disintegrating nation-states, and ho…
The premise of this paper is that the international human rights movement is facing growing problems of irrelevance to people's daily concerns, marginalisation in local and global politics, and cooptation by ruling elites, privileged classes and global economic forces in local as well as global politics. In order to resolve these problems, the movement needs to critically re-examine some of its…