"As Malaysia's economy grows and flourishes, strong new links are being forged with other developing countries in the region and beyond. This book examines these new links. It argues that as many countries with which Malaysia has new links are Indian Ocean countries, many of them Muslim...

"Proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions or outdated suppositions about foreign affairs. Presents case studies of American foreign policy toward developing countries, efforts at state building, and nations growing in importance. Concludes...

Why the concept of the third world is out-of-date -- Post-industrialism and the third world -- Goodbye third world -- The culture of idustrialism and the third world -- Whither goes globalism? -- Post-industrial education and the third world -- The third world and the popular imagination --...