The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is strategically significant because of its size, dynamism, and role in the Asian economic and security architectures. This paper examines how ASEAN seeks to strengthen these assets through "centrality" in intraregional and external policy decisions. It recommends a two-speed approach toward centrality in order to maximize regional incomes and …
At the midterm of his Adminis tration. President Ronald Reagan is con ducting a foreign policy that differs markedly In style and substance from what he espoused upon entering office. Ideology has retreated somewhat before pragmatism. Political pressures have dic tated a greater de gree of moderation. Through experience. some of it painful, the President who came in to office preoccupied with d…
Buku ini memberikan penjelasan konsep-konsep dasar dan umum disiplin ilmu Hubungan Internasional. Di sisi lain, buku ini sekaligus pula ingin memperlihatkan keterkaitan antara perkembangan konseptual/teoritis dengan perkembangan faktual yang terjadi dewasa ini baik dalam lingkup nasional,regional dan global. Karena itu, buku ini bukan saja sangat penting bagi para mahasiswa yang sedang menempuh…
Pengantar Politik Global adalah buku teks utama yang memperkenalkan kepada mahasiswa perubahan-perubahan penting dalam politik global dewasa ini. Secara komprehensif, buku ini berusaha menjelaskan politik global dengan menggunakan pendekatan historis; mengkaji dan menilai beberapa jenis teori utama dalam hubungan internasional-realisme, liberalisme, dan konstruktivisme; mengintegrasikan isu-isu…
Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition of the history of international politics since 1945 is an ideal introduction for all students seeking an accessible guide to world events in the post-war era up to 2004
Dr. Lai judiciously offers the following key points. First, Asia-Pacific, which covers China, Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia, is a region with complex currents. On the one hand, there is an unabated region-wide drive for economic development that has been pushing Asia-Pacific forward for decades. On the other, this region is troubled with, aside from many other conflicts, unsettled maritime…
Written by a team of leading scholars, this volume presents a variety of theoretical perspectives and case studies to offer a comprehensive analysis of the pressures that shape the policy choices of China, Russia, Japan, the United States, North and South Korea, and Taiwan
This book examines the triangular relationship among the United States, India, and Pakistan over the last fifty years. In her analysis, Tahir-Kheli discusses India and Pakistan's place in the Cold War, regional alliances and alignments of South Asia, disputes within the region, and the prospects of nuclear proliferation.The author argues that the United States must break with its past policy pr…
A group of international contributors critically assess how traditional interpretations of classical political theorists frequently ignore the intellectual and historical context in which they wrote. The essays provide alternative interpretations sensitive to these contexts and the trajectory of their appropriation in the international relations discipline
This book provides an integrated framework for analysis of international politics by linking various approaches of study into a coherent whole. It provides a coherent framework for analysis to a field characterized by a growing number of theories and perspectives. It uses current events as examples to illustrate broader generalizations. There are examples from a variety of geographical contexts…