Category Archives: Global Politics

Book: Diplomatic Theory of International Relations

By editor | Published: May 4, 2010
Diplomacy does not take place simply between states but wherever people live in different groups. Paul Sharp argues that the demand for diplomacy, and the need for the insights of diplomatic theory, are on the rise. In contrast to conventional texts which use international relations theories to make sense of what [...]
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Terrorism: Means and Definition

By editor | Published: April 15, 2010
Image via Wikipedia “Terrorism is an anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action, employed by (semi-) clandestine individual group or state actors, for idiosyncratic, criminal or political reasons, whereby—in contrast to assassination—the direct targets of violence are not the main targets. The immediate human targets of violence are generally chosen randomly (targets of opportunity) or selectively (representative [...]
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Situs Think Thanks di dunia

By editor | Published: April 6, 2010
Think Thanks merupakan pusat kajian yang menjadi ujung tombak dalam penelitian berbagai isu termasuk hubungan internasional. Bagi para pengambil kebijakan Think Thanks merupakan sumber alternatif memecahkan persoalan yang harus segera dituntaskan namun dalam kerangka yang komprehensif. Links yang menghimpun sekitar 200 Think Thanks di dunia dapat Anda lihat di sini Sumber: www.wheretodoresearch.com/Think_Tanks.htm
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By editor | Published: March 17, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Sebuah bahan kajian mengenai posisi Indonesia dan tantangan ke depan terungkap dalam sebuah laporan dari Istana di Harian Kompas (18/3). Pangan, Energi dan Air dikatakan akan menggantikan perebutan sumber daya di masa datang menggantikan konflik agama, wilayah dan keamanan. Menurut catatan cadangan minyak Amerika Serikat akan merupakan yang terbesar di abad ke-21 ini [...]
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Book Review:Indonesia’s transformation and the stability of Southeast Asia

By editor | Published: March 17, 2010
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, is undergoing a profound transformation that could lead to a variety of outcomes, from the consolidation of democracy to return to authoritarianism or military rule, to radical Islamic rule, or to violent disintegration. The stakes are high, for Indonesia is the key to Southeast Asian [...]
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Indonesia yang kuat dan bersatu

By editor | Published: March 17, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Cita-cita pendiri negeri ini adalah Indonesia yang kuat, sejahtera, makmur dan damai. Sebuah cita-cita universal setiap negeri yang ada di muka bumi. Dalam perjalanannya lebih dari setengah abad ternyata banyak yang berubah, banyak kendala dan banyak tantangan. Semuanya tidak seindah apa yang tertulis. Dengan insiden tindak terorisme yang merupakan imbas dari globalisasi dan demokrasi. Globalisasi [...]
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American Urban Politics in a Global Age

By editor | Published: March 11, 2010
American Urban Politics in a Global Age The Reader 5th Edition Paul Kantor, Dennis Judd Apr 2007, Paperback, 416 pages In this thoroughly revised reader, two leading scholars bring together a collection of readings that highlight the most important trends in urban scholarship today. The engaging selections incorporated into American Urban Politics in the Global Era are arranged and [...]
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Global Issues Global Issues Politics, Economics and Culture

By editor | Published: March 11, 2010
Global Issues Politics, Economics and Culture 2nd Edition Richard Payne Feb 2009, Paperback, 368 pages From human rights and terrorism to climate change and pandemics, Global Issues is a current and topical look at the forces driving globalization. This text focuses on global affairs that transcend state boundaries and are transforming the international system. Designed as a core or supplemental [...]
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Buku-buku Hubungan Internasional

By editor | Published: January 25, 2010
Penerbit Macmillan terkenal dengan literatur hubungan internasional. Dengan produktif mengeluarkan berbagai judul terkait dengan Hubungan Internasional, Politik Luar Negeri, Diplomasi, Studi Asia dan Timur Tengah. Dari daftar buku di situsnya yang dikeluarkan Macmillan tampak sekali luasnya literatur Hubungan Internasional. Beberapa penerbit juga di Inggris seperti Cambridge dan Routledge mengeluarkan secara rutin kajian Hubungan Internasional.
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The New Politics of Islam

By editor | Published: January 25, 2010
With the end of the Cold War and the unfolding of unprecedented acts of transnational terror on September 11, representing perhaps new civilizational cleavages, Islam has attained renewed prominence in Western political reflections. Too often viewed from ethnocentric or sensationalist perspectives, how is Islam, as a strategic entity, to be understood in contemporary world politics? The [...]
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