The International Institute for Strategic Studies was founded in 1985 as a centre for the provision of information on and research into the problems of international security, defence and arms control in the nuclear age.
Di Bawah Bayang-bayang Ratu Intan karya Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing ini menyajikan suatu perubahan mendasar yang menarik sekali tentang bagaimana seharusnya kajian antropologi dilakukan. Buku ini berbicara tentang marinalitas, dan membidik langsung pada persoalan-persoalan hangat dewasa ini, persoalan feminisme, pasca-modernisme, dan kajian kebudayaan. Karya ini membawa praktek-praktek konvensional d…
It is crucial to understand the mindset of the new taipans. They are the business supremos of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and their fundamental business values are of vital importance to everyone who wishes to do business with them. The importance of family and filial piety and of the work ethic cannot be over-estimated and must be thoroughly understood by anyone wishing to gain…
The present volume looks into the issue of conflict and conflict resolution from various perceptions of experts in the field of International Relations, Political Science and Strategic Studies. These perceptions examine the changing dynamics of conflict resolution and the need for an alternate approach. Our understanding of alternate approach includes the non-traditional understanding of peace …
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 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…
This book is the second in a series Issues in Southeast Asian Security and deals with armed separatism in Southeast Asia. The situation differs markedly in the several countries studied. Besides the analyses of the politics of separatism and its military aspects, the questions of development, of culture and ethnicity are centrally relevant to the growth of separatist tendencies. All these are e…
The Asia Pacific Security Outlook seeks to contribute to this search by monitoring perceptions of threats to national security, national defense doctrines and issues, and national contributions to regional and global security. It differs from other current annual security overviews in that it has been developed on the basis of background papers prepared by analysts from the region itself, each …
This book is concerned with such strategic linkages and the political and military interdependencies between great powers and regional powers as evident on the continent of Asia. Specific chapters illustrate two basic themes: (1) the changing nature of the great-power-triangular relationship among Washington, Beijing, and Moscow and its security consequences for the regional states in Asia; and…
In Threats to Security in East Asia-Pacific, this more comprehensive analysis is provided. The outgrowth of a Pacific Forum symposium, the book reports the results of Interviews and discussions with area political and academic leaders on their nations' threat perceptions and security policies. U.S. and Asian scholars then 7 examine these reports and determine how foreign governments ought to ch…