Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr. is a tenured Associate Professor of International Relations based at the History and International Studies Section, Institute of History, Leiden University in the Netherlands.

• 1. Acknowledgements2. List of Figures3. List of Tables4. Abbreviations5. Introduction6. United States Aid Imperium and Human Rights7. Human Rights Renaissance in the Philippines, 1990s8. From the War on Terror to the Crisis in Arroyo’s Strong Republic9. Overcoming the Human Rights Crisis: Reforms under Obama and Aquino10. Human Rights Renaissance in Thailand, 1990s11. From the War on Terror to Thaksin’s War on Drugs and Dark Influences12. Conclusion 13. Appendix14. Bibliography 15. About the Author

As someone who has straddled the worlds of human rights advocacy and comparative politics for many years, I have long been hoping to see such a wonderful book, one that is both theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, and particularly one that combines true academic excellence with genuine experience of 'how things really work.' It should be read by scholars and practitioners alike.