Clinton Fernandes traces the history of West Papua from the colonial era to its incorporation and full-scale transformation under Indonesian rule, and offers a penetrating analysis of the problems posed by the rise of the West Papuan independence movement for Australia's relations with Indonesia. Reluctant Indonesians issues a timely, provocative, and profound chattenge to the orthodox views o…
This book contains: 1. More turbulence in Sudan: A new politics this time? 2. War of visions for the nation 3. Sudan's foreign policy: In search of arms, aid, and allies 4. Islamization in Sudan: A critical assessment 5. The Sharia in Sudah: Implementation and repercussions 6. A missed opportunity? Sudan's stabilization program, 1979-1982 7. Refugees and development: Dissonance in Sudan …
This thoroughly updated edition of Global Security in the Twenty-First Century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas throughout the world. Sean Kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the Middle East, Asia, and…
Assessing trends toward creating innovative forms of political, economic and security co-operation in Southeast Asia, this text discusses the international dynamics of Southeast Asian security, and its impact on such external factors as the US, China and Japan.
Second Editions Highlights - Reflects how the end of the cold war gives us an opportunity to redefine the way the nuclear world operates - Examines how the nuclear age will never be over because humanity will never be able to rid itself of the knowledge of how to make these instruments of destruction - Discusses how nuclear weapons can produce catastrophic damage, and how there is no defens…
The ISIS Apocalypse by William McCants explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophesy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future.
In many developing countries the presence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can no longer be ignored. They are engaged in an extensive array of activities, including philanthropic work to people left out of the developmental process as well as efforts at addressing problems of environmental destruction and other negative consequences of economic development, and efforts to institutionali…
This book tells the story of America's growing dependence on its military to manage world affairs, illustrating the clash of cultures experienced by generals, soldiers, and the Green Berets in eighteen different countries.
The present study attempts to examine the intricacies of the internal and external environmental pressures developed within the Nepalese system and the steps taken by successive governments to manage the contradictions by way of providing alternate Constitutions. Each such Constitution paved the way for another until a democratic Constitution became a reality.
The book includes two topical chapters discussing the North Korean crisis and terrorism in Southeast Asia as well as a general South Asia paper. Also presents country perspectives from ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) member countries, based on background papers written in almost all cases by nationals of the countries concerned. The aim is to increase understanding of each other's viewpoints among s…