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This is a collection of opinion pieces written by Ooi Kee Beng and published in the mass media after Abdullah Badawi became Malaysia's Prime Minister in October 2004. The articles analyse the many difficult aspects of leadership that have been facing Abdullah Badawi over the last two years. The book discusses the country's underlying problems, the dilemma involved in succeeding Mahathir Mohamad…
Southeast Asia was one of the poorest regions in the world; it is now one of the most desirable areas for foreign investment. An economic miracle? Perhaps. Development in Southeast Asia, however, is not fuelling political change quite as quickly as might be predicted from the experience of industrialisation in the West. Progress towards participatory democracy has been slow. Is Southeast Asia s…
This book is a narrative of the long struggle, Gujral continued from his pre-independence period of life to the post- independence period and his ultimately capturing the highest seat of government at the age of 77.
In 2003 ASEAN member states decided to transform ASEAN into security community. This is perhaps the most important step taken by ASEAN in the post economic and financial crises which will bring ASEAN into a new nature of internal and external interactions. At the Kuala Lumpur Summit in 2005, the member states agreed to enact a charter providing institutional framework for solving various proble…
The profound effects of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis encompass more than economic concerns. Throughout Asia Pacific the crisis prompted a reassessment of governance, values, social safety structures, the commitment of the United States to the region, and the value of such institutions as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. In this book, six authors from the region present a polic…
Despite all the literature on the Arab-Israeli conflict in recent years, there has been little nonpolemical treatment of Palestinian social and political life. The contributors to this volume believe that a richer, more complex view of the interplay between Palestinian society and politics in necessary.
Regional relations in South Asia have always been afflicted by the movements of people across territorial boundaries of the states. Rapidly growing dimensions of refugee flows during the past decades have seriously affected security and stability of both the refugee generating as well as receiving states. This is one of the first studies of how refugee flows have vitiated security environment i…
Solidum (retired, political science, U. of the Philippines) examines the formation, functions, and politics of regional organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Stand-alone chapters address the beginnings of ASEAN, the formation of its principles, functional cooperation in a variety of social and political spheres, economic cooperation, external relations, and security issues.
This global tour of the 21st century world shows how America's dominance has been suddenly replaced by a geopolitical marketplace wherein the European Union and China compete with the United States to shape world order. This contest is hottest in the Second World: pivotal regions in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and East Asia. International affairs expert Khanna …