World Affairs

Vol. 3, Number 3 (Jul.–Sept. 1999)

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• Letter from the Editor

 

Interview:

• ASEAN and the Growth of Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia
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  In an exclusive interview to World Affairs Rodolfo Certeza Severino, Jr, Secretary General of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) discusses the political, economic and strategic aspects of regional cooperation within the framework of ASEAN.

 

Comment:

• Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects

  Although a successful example of regional integration, Southeast Asia has begun to face an array of problems in the economic and political sectors. Obaid ul Haq, Prem Shankar Jha, Ismail Shariff and Robin Ramcharan highlight different facets of these problems, and the level of integration reached in the area.

 

Articles:

• Russia: A Lost Decade
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  The disorganised and uncoordinated nature of reforms in post-Soviet Russia has resulted in deep divisions within Russian society, observes Felix N Yurlov.

• The Talibanization of Pakistan’s Transitional Democracy

  Pakistan’s Taliban strategy for regional influence has boomeranged, polarising and jeopardising its nascent democracy, writes Maya Chadda.

• Pokharan II: Fallout and Implications

  India has adopted the nuclear strategy of ‘minimum credible deterrence’, and is unable and unwilling—given its modest military budget—to match the Chinese nuclear arsenal, says Jyotirmoy Banerjee.

 

Review Essay:

• The Japanese Riddle: Myth and Reality

  Is Japanese society a closed shop? Through a series of recent publications on Japan, Marlis Steinert examines to what extent this enigmatic nation is different from the western world.

• The Year of the Hare: New Light on the Anti-Diem Coup, by Ton That Thien
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Text and Documents:

1. Russian-Chinese Press Communiqué on Consultations on issues related to the ABM Treaty

2. Communiqué issued by the Rio Group

3. Meetings of Heads of State and Government from Mercosul and Chile and from the European Union

4. Declaration by the Presidency on Behalf of the European Union on Kashmir

5. Joint Statement by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Bill Clinton