Kumpulan pemikiran dan tulisan pilihan Presiden RI. Buku ini memuat koleksi pidato-pidato yang disampaikan pada khalayak internasional. isi buku ini meliputi topik-topik yang luas, dari keamanan hingga kemiskinan, dari tsunami hingga perdamaian Aceh, dari demokrasi hingga globalisasi, MDGs hingga persoalan Islam.
In light of the spectacular performance of American high-technology weapons in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as well as the phenomenal pace of innovation in the modern computer industry, many defense analysts have posited that we are on the threshold of a revolution in military affairs (RMA). The issue has more than semantic importance. Many RMA proponents have begun to argue for major changes in …
What value were the widely publicized and well-attended United Nations-sponsored World Conferences in the 1990s? How important are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the success of such conferences? What was actually accomplished at the global meetings in Rio, Vienna, and Beijing? Were they worth the resources expended on them? Should conferences like the United Nations Conference on Envi…
Buku ini mengupas tuntas seluk beluk pengadilan internasional, mulai dari sejarah dan perkembangannya, isu isu penting yang relevan serta beberapa kasus penting yang memberikan wawasan lebih luas bagi pembaca untuk memahami kajian di bidang ini. Daftar isi: 1. The International criminal court 2. The International court of justice 3. Penyelesaian sengketa internasional melalui permanent cour…
Daftar isi: 1. Perekonomian Indonesia menjelang 100 hari pemerintahan Gus Dur - Mega 2. Laporan Kompas : Diskusi tanggal 28 dan 29 oktober 1999 3. Perekonomian Indonesia pasca - pemilu 1999 4. Laporan Kompas : Diskusi tanggal 15 dan 16 juli 1999.
According to the author the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat is to believe—at the urging of U.S. leaders—that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. Blustering political rhetoric “informs” the public that the Islamists are offended by the Western world’s democratic freedoms, civil liberties, inter-mingling of gender…
With the rising force in Malaysia's opposition, political uncertainty will define a new and possibly greater role for the Malay rulers. Amidst political insecurity lies a strong force depicted in perfect pictorial images of the yellow royal regalia seen on television, newspapers and the walls of offices, restaurants and hotel lobbies. All over the world, modern monarchs are a force that is resi…
Hari-Hari Terakhir Timor Timur, Sebuah Kesaksian, buku ini mengungkapkan berbagai peristiwa di seputar masa menjelang lepasnya Timor Timur dari pangkuan Republik Indonesia. Namun, sebuah peristiwa tidaklah terjadi begitu saja. Sebuab peristiwa sejarah niscaya berkaitan dengan masa-masa sebelumnya, maupun masa di depannya. Lepasnya Timor Timur tidak bisa dilepaskan dari sejarah panjang wilayah t…
This third edition of the blue helmets is a unique publication, containing the main facts of 41 United Nations peace-keeping operations from 1948 through early 1996. Wearing their familiar blue helmets or blue berets, military personnel serving as United Nations peace-keepers are increasingly being joined by civilian colleagues. Together, they have been given ever more challenging mandates. Uni…
Despite the high visibility of the United Nations in various peacekeeping operations, the enormous role that it plays in the global arena goes largely unnoticed. This new book focuses on that larger role, bringing to life the evolutionary process of multilateral interaction that is the foundation of the organization, the sometimes heated politics behind its operations, and the key personalities…