This paper examines the need for Indonesia to recalibrate its approach to UN peacekeeping by moving away from a numbers-based strategy. Over the past two decades, Indonesia's strategy to strengthen its status as a major UN peacekeeping contributor has focused on increasing the number of peacekeepers on the ground. This is evident in the 2012 'Vision 4,000 Peacekeepers' initiative. While this st…
Buku ini adalah satu sumber rujukan tentang perjuangan mengembalikan Irian Barat ke dalam wilayah persatuan dan kesatuan Negara Republik Indonesia dari kekuasaan kolonial Belanda yang ngotot ingin terus menguasai wilayah itu setelah terjadi kompromi Konperensi Meja Bundar pada tahun 1949 di Den Haag. Isi buku ini menguraikan keberhasilan strategi Bung Karno mewujudkan keutuhan wilayah kesatu…
This book is the memoir of Janet Teissier du Cros, a Scottish woman who lived in southern France during World War II. Through a powerful personal narrative, she describes daily life under German occupation, the struggle for survival, political tensions, and the inner struggle between identity and loyalty to two homelands. With a foreword by D. W. Brogan, this work offers a humanistic perspectiv…
This edited volume provides a comprehensive examination of the Middle East within the context of shifting global political dynamics. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, the book analyzes political developments, regional conflicts, economic challenges, sociopolitical transformations, and the evolving role of the Middle East in international affairs. It highli…
Buku ini merupakan catatan pribadi A.M. Hanafi, seorang eksponen Angkatan 45, tentang proses yang ia sebut sebagai kudeta politik oleh Jenderal Soeharto terhadap Presiden Sukarno. Melalui sudut pandang seorang pelaku sejarah, Hanafi menuliskan pengalamannya terkait situasi menjelang G30S, peristiwa Gestapu, dan dinamika politik yang mengarah pada keluarnya Surat Perintah 11 Maret (Supersemar). …
Douglas Kellner's Persian Gulf TV War attacks the myths, disinformation, and propaganda disseminated during the Gulf War. At once a work of social theory, media criticism, and political history, this book demonstrates how television served as a conduit for George Bush's war policies while silencing antiwar voices and foregoing spirited discussion of the complex issues involved.
Buku Syukur Tiada Akhir: Jejak Langkah Jakob Oetama merupakan biografi lengkap pendiri harian Kompas, Jakob Oetama. Ditulis oleh St. Sularto, buku ini mengisahkan perjalanan hidup, karakter, pemikiran, dan kontribusi Jakob Oetama dalam perkembangan dunia pers Indonesia. Melalui serangkaian pengalaman pribadi, proses intelektual, dan dinamika pembangunan Kompas sebagai institusi media, buku ini …
Buku ini membahas terjadinya Persetujuan Renville tertanggal 17 Januari 1948 dan kesulitan-kesulitan yang timbul untuk melaksanakan keputusan-keputusan tersebut pada perundingan-perundingan antara Republik dan Negeri Belanda.. Negeri Belanda menduga akan dapat memaksakan suatu pe- mecahan dari kemacetan ini dengan menggerakkan suatu aksi mi- liter, yang pada akhirnya memukul dengan kerasnya ked…
This volume presents Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the celebrated collection of Persian quatrains attributed to the astronomer-poet Omar Khayyám. Rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald, this edition includes a complete presentation of the work along with variants from the five original printings. Revered for its philosophical reflections on life, time, love, and mortality, the Rubáiy…
Begum Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography by S. Abdul Hakim is an in-depth biography of Khaleda Zia's life and rise in politics. The book chronicles her transformation from a housewife to the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Hakim discusses her personal background, her marriage to President Ziaur Rahman, and the political pressures that brought her to the national …