A Voice for a Just Peace

"Gareth Evans states in his endorsement in the front of the book that there were times Ali Alatas 'may have had private doubts about some of the position he had to defend' .... Of most value is the book's introduction, which establishes some key themes in Indonesia's foreign policy" (New Zealand International Review).

"A Voice for a Just Peace is an invaluable reference on Indonesian foreign policy" (Asian-Pacific Economic Literature).

For more than a decade as Indonesia's foremost diplomat, Ali Alatas in his speeches dissected and explored many issues: disarmament, reform of the United Nations, global and regional security, the imbalances in international economic relations, globalization, liberalization and a host of others. But always the theme was durable peace and the only way to reach it -- by way of justice.