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The Australian Embassy in Tokyo and Australia–Japan Relations
Relations between Australia and Japan have undergone both testing and celebrated times since 1952, when Australia’s ambassadorial representation in Tokyo commenced. Over the years, interactions have deepened beyond mutual trade objectives to encompass economic, defence and strategic interests within the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. This ‘special relationship’ has been characterised by the high volume of people moving between Australia and Japan for education, tourism, business, science and research. Cultural ties, from artists-in-residence to sister-city agreements, have flourished. Australia has supported Japan in times of need, including the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake...
50 Years Of Asean And Singapore
On the 8th of August 2017, ASEAN will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. ASEAN is of great importance to Singapore, the region and the world.In 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN in short, was founded by five countries in Southeast Asia which had just gained independence from their former colonial masters, united by a determination for the region to live in peace and stability. Singapore was one of the five founding members of ASEAN, together with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The grouping was joined later by Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos and Myanmar (1997), and finally, Cambodia (1999). ASEAN is today a very successful inter-governmental organization which promotes peace, stability, economic development and regional integration.This volume brings together 46 essays written by Singaporeans who have played a part in the partnership between ASEAN and Singapore. The reader will be able to glean an insight into the workings of ASEAN and Singapore's contributions to ASEAN through the lens of diplomats, academics, civil society leaders and officials.
Integration in Asia and Europe
Broadening and deepening of economic and political integration are hallmarks of the EU and ASEAN. Analysing the economic and institutional changes in both Europe and Asia, this book emphasizes on banking, financial market dynamics, ICT, and macroeconomic policies. The legal aspects are combined with historical and economic perspectives
Regional Economic Institutions and Conflict Mitigation
Economic integration fosters regional peace
Indonesia's Foreign Policy under Suharto
The book, which was first published in 1996, examines Indonesia’s foreign policy under Suharto. It not only details Indonesia’s foreign policy behaviour vis-à-vis Indonesia’s neighbours and major powers, but also places it in the context of foreign policy analysis. Today, the book remains as the only full-length study on Indonesia’s foreign policy under Suharto. It is now reprinted with a new postscript which discusses the post-Suharto era from B.J. Habibie to Joko Widodo. Indonesia under Suharto had attempted to become a regional power to lead Southeast Asian states and beyond. As the largest country and also the richest in terms of natural resources, Suharto’s Indonesia was held...
Australia and the World
Australia and the World celebrates the pioneering role of Neville Meaney in the formation and development of foreign relations history in Australia and his profound influence on its study, teaching and application. The contributors to the volume, historians, practitioners of foreign relations and political commentators, many of whom were taught by Meaney at the University of Sydney over the years, focus especially on the interaction between geopolitics, culture and ideology in shaping Australian and American approaches to the world. Individual chapters examine a number of major themes informing Neville Meaney's work, including the sources and nature of Australia's British identity; the haple...
The Filmmaker and the Prostitute
Dennis O'Rourke's The Good Woman of Bangkok This collection offers a comprehensive coverage of the debates surrounding Dennis O'Rourke's controversial film. It brings together newspaper and journal reviews together with theoretical essays. Like a crystal, THE GOOD WOMAN OF BANGKOK refracts currents of contemporary thinking - on alterity, feminism, postcoloniality and globalisation.
Papers of Alison Broinowski
The Acc06.114 instalment comprises primarily draft material and printed research material relating to About face and Yellow lady, together with correspondence, notes, speeches and articles. Also includes one computer disc labelled "Symposium" and five cassette tapes of various broadcasts (12 boxes).
