In Between Hope and History, President Bill Clinton offers the American people his vision for the country as we enter the twenty-first century. The President sees the nation poised on the edge of what he calls "the age of possibility. With elo quence and clarity, he details the broad values of opportunity, responsibility, and community that he regards as critical to helping America meet our cha…
In this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history. Sorensen returns to January 1953, when he and the freshman senator from Massachusetts began their extraordinary professional and personal relationship. Rising from legislative assistant to speechwriter and advisor…
Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politics — one built on the shared understanding that unites us as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America's place in the world, candidly candid about his family life and time in the Senate, Obama here sets out his political beliefs and inspires us to believe in the steady optimism that has long defined us and that is our best hope g…
A sixth collection of speeches by the President of the Republic of the Philippines." Includes bibliographical references and index. ASEAN Recourses Centre copy signed by author."
As part of its trade policy, Singapore has recently embarked on what can broadly be termed "new regionalism". This is characterized by its new-found desire to enter free trade agreements (FTAs) with the economic powerhouses (Japan and the United States in particular) as well as with a number of other countries beyond the Southeast Asian region.
Now that he is a private citizen, I still cover him from time to time because his voice and opinions still carry a strong weight as a senior statesman. My coverage of him during the war in Mindanao in the 1970s and 1980s was full of adventure and danger. At times I found myself riding planes and helicopters over rebel territories. In some instances, I clambered up armored vehicles and trudged t…
This book is about the crisis Europe. The author has stated the dilemma of Europe with brilliant clarity, precision, and urgency, and because he has had the further audacity to point the way to a solution.
Pada tanggal 2 Mei i 2009, F majalah TIME mengeluarkan edisi khusus berjudul Time 100 2009, yang menampilkan 1 tokoh yang paling berpengaruh di dunis (the world's most influential people). 100 tokoh dunia ini dipilih dari ber bagai kategori: Leaders and Revolutio. naries; Builders and Titans; Artists and Entertainers; Heroes and Icons: Scien tists and Thinkers. Dalam daftar yang prestisius ini,…
More than two and one-half years after the signing of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government of Indonesia and the free Aceh movement, peace still holds in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
As I look forward to many more years of serving our country and people in a private capacity, I take comfort in the realization that the goal of sustainable development and poverty elimination lies within reach of each and every Filipino. Rich and poor, plain citizens and public servants, young and old, have the capacity to move our country forward in spite of short-term inadequacies and outsid…