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Role of commercial interests in US foreign relations, in context of economic globalization and opening of new markets; outlook for the second Clinton administration.

Departing from an exposition of the diametrically exposed foreign policy aims of the Sukarno and Suharto governments, the article attempts to see Guided Democracy's foreign policy as shaped by the anti-colonial political socialization of the nationalist elite, the ideology of the "Indonesian Revolution", the domestic competition for power and the influences of the international system, rather than to follow the simple Western explanation of Sukarno as an anti-imperialist psychopath. The study focuses on his concept of the New Emerging Forces, the attempt to forge an international united front against the status quo and for a new world order beyond imperialism and capitalism. The failure of this venture is analyzed as the result of inherent contradictions within the strategy, as due to the weak capabilities of the alliance partners, and as a consequence of international counter-alignments. Finally an attempt is made to portray the mutual influences between the domestic policy of a transformation to the left and the foreign policy of confrontation under the Peking-Djakarta axis.

The complex dilemmas facing governments regarding the promotion of human rights are considered here. Contributors explore what an 'ethical foreign policy' means, then look at potential or actual instruments of ethical foreign policy-making; three case studies assess the difficulties raised by the incorporation of ethical considerations into foreign policy

Offers a collection of essays by one of the leading academic thinkers on foreign policy analysis.

First published in 1977, this study offers a comprehensive, systematic and integrated survey of the important relationship between navies and the making and execution of foreign policy. Ken Booth explains the functions navies can perform in both war and peace, the influence they have on particular situations, and how the relevant organisations can affect the character of naval actions. Ultimately, navies are regarded as indispensable instruments of the state by a number of countries, whilst all countries with a coast find some need to threaten a degree of force at sea. This book provides st.

Charismatic leadership is an integral yet understudied aspect of foreign policy in liberal democratic states. Combining insights from recent developments on charismatic leadership in organization and management studies with literature on foreign policy, we construct a novel theoretical framework for understanding how foreign policy leaders exercise charismatic leadership. We argue that charismatic leadership makes sense of who 'we' are and where we are going through communicative practices. We specify these practices and discuss why charismatic leadership is important in foreign policy analysis; what it is; and how and why sense-making matters for a charismatic leadership style. We contribute with new empirical knowledge by probing our theoretical propositions in a comparative case-study of the charismatic leadership practices of Donald Trump and Angela Merkel. The case-studies illustrate the importance of charismatic communication for both leaders, while disclosing variations in both the 'thickness' of charismatic leadership practices and their compatibility with rational legal authority and liberal democratic values.

"Experts from academia, governments, think tanks, NGOs, trade unions, and businesses investigate whether the public should play a greater role in foreign policy making by analyzing their current role in the Iraq war (USA), Post-Apartheid (South Africa), trade relations with China (New Zealand) and other cases"--