Australia's strategic identity post-September 11 in context: implications for the war against terror in Southeast Asia.
Introduction: Factors that Shape Australia's National Identity and Strategic Posture The national character and demographic composition of Australia is central to understanding the nation and, by extension, its strategic posture. (1) Australia's demographic makeup today largely stems from its origins as an extension of the British Empire....

Executive power v. international law.
INTRODUCTION Presidents have long had an uneasy relationship with international law. If it is true that most states follow most international law most of the time, that probably goes for Presidents, too. Whether Presidents follow international law out of a belief that they, and the United States,...

Puerto Rico and the Constitution: conundrums and prospects.
Last November, the people of Puerto Rico went to the polls to indicate their preference on the political status of the island and its relationship to the United States. With almost three-quarters of registered voters participating, the plebescite produced inconclusive results. Just over 48% of the voters selected retention...

US envoy seeks safe rescue of all hostages; Ambassador presents credential.
Byline: GENALYN D. KABILING United States Ambassador to the Philippines Francis Ricciardone Jr. emphasized yesterday the importance for the safe and unconditional release of all hostages of the Abu Sayyaf Group, including a Filipina nurse, after he presented his credentials to President Arroyo in Malaca?ang. ...

Choppers fly US troops to Basilan.
ZAMBOANGA CITY (AP) ? American soldiers in assault helicopters flew Friday to Basilan island to pave the way for a US Special Forces contingent on a mission to train Filipino troops fighting the extremist Abu Sayyaf. Twenty-one support staffers took communications equipment, bedding, rockets, other weapons, and...

Uzbekistan and the United States: friends or foes?
On July 7, 2005, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the United States of failing to honor its financial obligations towards Uzbekistan. This was a transparent excuse. The United States had no financial obligations towards Uzbekistan. The Uzbek communique was the precursor to a formal eviction notice. Tashkent gave...

The balance of power, globalization, and democracy: international relations theory in Northeast Asia.
The end of the Cold War has given rise to a wide-ranging debate about the future of international relations in the Asia-Pacific. This debate has been difficult to assess in part because of the elusive quality of the outcomes being explored, such as whether the region is characterized by...

The love affair between the rising dragon and the wounded bear: Jian Yang comments on the warming relationship between China and Russia.
The Sino-Russian relationship is a continuation of Sino-Soviet relations. The late 1980s witnessed a dramatic improvement of China's relations with the Soviet Union with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to Beijing in May 1989 and President Jiang Zemin's trip to Moscow one year later. Each visit resulted in a...

Quebec's "America problem": differential threat perception in the North American security community.
Does the Quebec of the early twenty-first century, by which I mean Quebec society and not necessarily the government of Quebec, have an "America problem"? Is it experiencing something akin to the "Canada problem" the United States was said, by John MacCormac, to have had during an earlier period...

The Bahrain Issue & Implications Of Tehran Hints.
Historically, the Iranian monarchy abandoned its territorial claims to Bahrain and in an agreement with Britain recognised the independence of the former Persian colony, which had been a British protectorate since the late 18th century. The deal was struck in return for acknowledgement of Iranian sovereignty over the three...