Download or read book Giants of Asia Conversations with Ban Ki Moon written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only eight people have been privileged to hold the job of Secretary General since the United Nations’ founding in 1945. And only one of them has ever told the inside story of the UN while still holding that special office. That man is Ban Ki-moon, the veteran diplomat and former star foreign minister of South Korea now in his second term as “SG”. Because he understands that the UN is in crisis – and because he fears the reasons for this are not widely understood – he believes it is time to unveil the truth about the organization and explain why its failure would be a catastrophe. The result, via unprecedented conversations with American journalist Tom Plate, is a deeply revealing book about the kinds of issues and challenges whose resolutions (or lack thereof) will in fact determine the future of the world.
Download or read book Giants of Asia Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political genius is never without controversy, or without mystery. This is what makes it so interesting and so rare. Is Lee Kuan Yew the feral, authoritarian figure that Western critics claim? Or a stoic pioneer in new approaches to developing a nation—uncorrupt, modern, almost scientific? American journalist Tom Plate first interviewed the founder of modern Singapore in 1996 in a continuing back-and-forth with LKY that led to the summer of 2009, when the former prime minister agreed to sit down for two days of unprecedentedly informal but intense conversations that led to this special book.This new edition includes fascinating excerpts from prior interviews, as well as the author’s assessment of the man who goes down in history as the world’s longest-serving prime minister—and as one of the most unforgettable political figures of modern times. “You have done a superb job of capturing the many facets of this extraordinary man...." - Dr Henry A. Kissinger on Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew.
Download or read book Giants of Asia Conversations with Thaksin written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going home is an iconic theme of literature and music that touches everyone’s heart. Bur rarely has that journey looked more like an impossible dream than for Thaksin Shinawatra, the much loved and much hated former prime minister of Thailand. Expelled from the former Siam by a military coup in 2006, the cell-phone billionaire retreated to a dacha in Dubai to bide his time and plot his triumphant return.While in exile in Dubai, Thaksin tells his tale of triumph and betrayal to American journalist Tom Plate as well as his personal thoughts about poverty reduction, power politics, the future of democracy in Asia — and why he prefers to lose at golf. In this volume, Plate masterfully dissects the mogul who ran his country like a CEO until the tanks came to show who was boss.
Download or read book The United Nations under Ban Ki moon written by Marcel Jesenský and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the story of the United Nations under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the decade 2007–2016. Marcel Jesenský provides a compelling account of the organization’s activities and Ban Ki-moon’s role in reconciling the aims, principles and prerogatives of his office, the organization and its Charter with the demands, interests and power of the member states. Today, as never before, the concept of the post–World War II multilateral framework of international relations tries to harmonize the claims for its reform and re-evaluation with growing demands to manage the globalized world. This work, invaluable for readers interested in global governance, multilateral diplomacy, the United Nations and international relations, presents its subject in historical context and provides answers to assist its understanding.
Download or read book The Fine Art of The Political Interview written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades veteran journalist Tom Plate, the author of the ‘Giants of Asia’ series, has been engineering headline-making interviews with presidents to prime ministers to mob figures. Some were easy to deal with; others were complicated challenges. In this revealing book — part manual, part memoir — Plate offers a candid and comprehensive view of how to conduct the VIP interview. Is the Banderilla approach wise? What’s a ‘Viagra question’? Is there an interview etiquette? Detailed tips provide an insider’s perspective on what happens when the doors close, the interview pad comes out, and the political conversation begins. An important, revealing and entertaining book – half manual, half memoir and all true.
Download or read book Yo Yo Diplomacy Tom Plate on Asia An American Columnist Tackles The Ups and Downs Between China and the US written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third of the “Tom Plate on Asia” series, Yo-Yo Diplomacy compiles the compelling and insightful columns on Asia by award-winning journalist Tom Plate over the past two years. From tensions in the South China Sea to China’s stock market turbulence and Hong Kong’s bookseller saga, the veteran columnist continues to examine the rise of Asia and the role of America in this dynamic and diverse region. The collection is enlivened with thoughtful retrospectives and personal comments providing vivid backstories. The result is an informative and readable anthology that would prove valuable not only political and current affairs commentators, but also to the layperson wishing to learn more about pivotal developments in the Asia-Pacific region
Download or read book Giants of Asia written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning political and personal portrait of one of the world's leading political figures.
Download or read book In The Middle of The Future Tom Plate on Asia written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reassessing Lee Kuan Yew s Strategic Thought written by Ang Cheng Guan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the author’s 2012 book, Lee Kuan Yew’s Strategic Thought, this new book presents a comprehensive overview of Lee Kuan Yew’s strategic thought over the course of his entire life. It analyses the factors underlying Lee Kuan Yew’s thinking, discusses his own writings and speeches, and shows how his thinking on foreign policy, security and international relations evolved. It also appraises writing about Lee Kuan Yew and memorialisation of him, assessing how views of his legacy have changed and continue to change.
Download or read book Conversations with Ban Ki Moon written by Tom Plate and published by Marshall Cavendish International. This book was released on 2012 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only eight people have been privileged to hold the job of Secretary General since the United Nations' founding in 1945. And only one of them has ever told the inside story of the UN while still holding that special office. That man is Ban Ki-moon, the veteran diplomat and former star foreign minister of South Korea now in his second term as “SG”. Because he understands that the UN is in crisis – and because he fears the reasons for this are not widely understood – he believes it is time to unveil the truth about the organization and explain why its failure would be a catastrophe. The result, via unprecedented conversations with American journalist Tom Plate, is a deeply revealing book about the kinds of issues and challenges whose resolutions (or lack thereof) will in fact determine the future of the world.
Download or read book Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew written by Tom Plate and published by Conversations with Giants of A. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee Kuan Yew was no one's fool and handled know-it-all Western journalists well when he cared to deal with them at all.
Download or read book Unfinished Canvas An Life Of Koh Seow Chuan written by Tai Ho Woon and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Koh Seow Chuan likes to see his life as a continuous painting, and himself as the painter. An Unfinished Canvas is about a unique individual who sees life as just that — a canvas that is never finished. This book traces his remarkable life from the age of four, following his journey as a stamp collector, national swimmer, architect and art collector. In all his endeavours, he reached the very top on a global field. The book makes clear how he lived and continues to live his life guided by two principles, his strong belief in the power of knowledge and the power of teamwork, which he found and followed relatively early in his life. Through stamps, he saw what knowledge could do for him academically and how it would always put him in a position of strength in whatever he did later in life. But it is in his absolute embrace of the power of teamwork that sees him succeeding in project after project. People see in him a leader they rarely see in the world of architecture, the leader who insists on we over I, group glory over personal glory. The architecture firm he founded, DP Architects, is more than 50 years old — and is now one of the biggest in the world. In his 80s now, he reminds us that his canvas is still unfinished.
Download or read book East and Southeast Asia 2012 written by Steven Leibo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated annually, East & Southeast Asia provides just enough historical background on the evolution of Modern East & Southeast Asia to help readers understand contemporary developments in this vital region. Broad introductory regional and comparative chapters are followed by distinct sections on each country in the region and for some sub-chapters are areas such as Tibet. More specifically, the text focuses on contemporary political, economic and environmental developments and has been especially designed to offer a concise introduction to contemporary developments for students and travelers alike.
Download or read book East and Southeast Asia 2012 written by Steven A. Leibo and published by Stryker Post. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated annually, East & Southeast Asia provides just enough historical background on the evolution of Modern East & Southeast Asia to help readers understand contemporary developments in this vital region. Broad introductory regional and comparative chapters are followed by distinct sections on each country in the region and for some sub-chapters are areas such as Tibet. More specifically, the text focuses on contemporary political, economic and environmental developments and has been especially designed to offer a concise introduction to contemporary developments for students and travelers alike.
Download or read book East and Southeast Asia 2019 2020 written by and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated annually, East & Southeast Asia provides just enough historical background on the evolution of Modern East & Southeast Asia to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this vital region. Broad introductory regional chapters are followed by sections on each country in the region. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors, and students to understand the immediate background of contemporary developments.
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