This book analyses the economic, political and socio-cultural relations between Asia and Latin America, and examines their growing importance in international relations. In the first part of the book the contributors look at the policies, interests and strategies of individual Asian and Latin American states, while the second part delves into the analysis of multilateral institution-building in…
This text explores the regional roles and relationships of major powers with regard to the Asia Pacific region. It provides the context of various approaches to understanding international relations, and against this background, considers the roles of the US, China, Japan and Russia.
It is not just, as many argue, a question of the rise of China. For the first time in history Asia will not be dominated by just one country or by outside powers. It will contain three large, economically powerful countries, all with interests and ambitions that range across the whole region and the world. The future of the world economy will be determined by the competition between these three…
Although Northeast Asia could be on the verge of becoming the world's third great region, expanding economic ties have not been supported by security cooperation and trust. Gilbert Rozman traces the problems in establishing regionalism over 15 years. Relying on many sources in the languages of the region, he offers a detailed picture of conflicting strategies in China, Japan, Russia, and South …
Groundbreaking new take on the growing rivalry between China, India and Japan-- and what it means for America, the global economy and the twenty-first century
This monograph includes the discussion papers presented at the First Meeting of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Maritime Coopera- tion Working Group held in Kuala Lumpur 2-3 June 1995.
The book is divided to four broader parts that reflect several distinctive dimensions of the Czech foreign policy The analysis begins with a general part that explores the nature of the political context of the processes of the Czech foreign policy making
Pointing to the dramatic changes in Soviet policy in Latin America over the past few years, this work argues that the fear of Soviet penetration of the region, which drove US policy during the Cold War, has become groundless and that it is time for the US to adapt its Cuba policy.
A thesis to obtain a doctoral degree submitted by the author to the Australian National University in 1986. This book discusses Soviet-Indonesian relations from 1945–1968 (from Lenin's government to Gorbachev's government).
This book offers a systematic analysis of Putin's three wars, placing the Second Chechen War, the war with Georgia of 2008, and the war with Ukraine of 2014-2015 in their broader historical context. Drawing on original Russian sources, Marcel H. Van Herpen analyzes in detail how Putin's wars were prepared and conducted, and why they led to allegations of war crimes and genocide. He shows how th…