Foreign Policy in Global Information Space

ALAN CHONG is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore.

'An important and original work both in terms of focus and theoretical framework and particularly in terms of the case studies chosen to establish a relevant testing empirical domain. It is a fine piece of research that has depth as well as breadth. In short, this is a serious and timely piece of scholarship.' - Brian White, Professor of International Relations, University of Warwick"A richly informed account of the possibilities and pitfalls facing foreign policy makingin the contemporaryera." - Dr. Chris Alden, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, LSE

• Introduction: Nation-State Foreign Policy Amidst Globalization Towards a Changing Environment for Foreign Policy: Nation-State, Globalization, and Information as Political Power Global Information Space, Discursive Community and Soft Power Soft Power in Foreign Policy Leadership in Foreign Policy, From Inside-Out and Outside-In: Singaporean Foreign Policy and the Asian Values Debate 1992-2000 The Intermestic Politics of Foreign Policy: Chilean Foreign Policy and the Pinochet Extradition Controversy 1998-2000 Conclusion: Soft Power Foreign Policy-Creation Spinning Re-creation