Ople, Blas F.  Senator <br/><br/>
The Philippines and the world : selected essays and speeches on foreign policy / 
Senator Blas F. Ople 
 - 149 p. ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Contents:<br/>1. Global but parochial<br/>- New frameworks for foreign policy<br/>- Global but parochial<br/>- Nurturing our Hispanic bonds<br/>- New points of relevance<br/>- Our place in southeast Asia<br/>- Foreign policy: a breakdown in consensus?<br/>- Nurturing a new RP-US relationship<br/>2. Asia and the Pacific<br/>- Thailand and the Philippines<br/>- Why the Spratlys stay on the world's agenda<br/>- Fruits of Southeast Asia<br/>- Japan's nuclear future<br/>- Two success models<br/>- Dr. Anwar Ibrahim, Ateneo alumnus<br/>- Turmoil in Indonesia<br/>- The trial of a prime minister<br/>- The straits of Lombok and other chokepoints<br/>- A numb response to the Spratly crisis<br/>2. The United States and Europe<br/>- The legacy of Abe Lincoln<br/>- A comeback trail for red parties in Europe<br/>- At the gates of the Parthenon<br/>- Immigration: a new specter haunting the West<br/>- Fil-Americans: dilemmas without answer<br/>- Filipino without answer<br/>- The Middle East: dialogue of the deaf<br/>4. The UN and other world for a<br/>- Genghis Khan and the APEC<br/>- New era of trade wars highlights role of WTO<br/>- ASEAN turns back the social clause<br/>- Welcome to the leaders of Asia Pacific<br/>- Ramos now a world leader<br/>- WTO frees up high-tech trade<br/>- UN peacekeeping: a transparent approach<br/>- Proliferation at the UN<br/>- Notes on the 75th anniversary of the International Labor Organization<br/>-ILO: still the sentinel at the gates of the World's Social Conscience<br/>5. Travel and literature<br/>- The pleasures of reading world history<br/>- Restoring national dignity through passport reform<br/>- The protection of literary and artistic works<br/>- A moveable feast<br/>- Developing the translation profession 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>Acc#30326 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Philippines--Foreign relations
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Fil DS 672.5  / Op4 1997