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

• 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

'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