简介：AftertheSeptember11events,AmericatimelytooktheopportunityofantiterrorismtospreaditsoffensivetoCentralAsia.Insodoing,itsintentiontopushforitspolicyof"managing"Eurasiahasbecomeprominent.Undoubtedly,America’sseriesofmeasuresignitedchangesofthesituationinChina’ssurroundingregions,bringingmanynegativeinflu

简介：TheIraqwarandanti-terrorismbecamemajortopicsduringthisyear'spresidentialcampaignintheUnitedStates.Heateddebatesoverthetwoissuesaswellaslong-termandunusuallyfixed"stricthalf-and-half"divisionofU.S.mediaandsocietyalsocausedbythetwoissues,toagreatextent,havedeeplyrevealedthechangesofAmerica'spowerstatusinworldpolitics.

简介：Piracy,asanage-oldcriminalactivity,usedtobeanimportantforceaffectingworldpolitics.Reportsofpirateattacksweredecliningworldwidesincethenewcentury.Howeverpiracyhasbeenquiterampantsince2007.EspeciallyintheSomaliwaters,pirateshaveconductedsavaginglootingsintheirincreasinglyfrequentraids,causingimmenseharmsrarelyseensinceWorldWarⅡ.Undersuchcircumstances,itisimperativetoreviewtheissueofpiracy,whichisanancientaswellasacurrentproblemforus.

简介：SinceAugust2005,IranononesideandtheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeancountriesontheotherhavebeenlockedinarangleovertheIrannuclearissueandtensionhassteadilyescalatedtoacriticalpointasbothsidessticktoanuncompromisingposition.InearlierJune2006,inordertobreakthedeadlock,theEU,withU.S.blessing,onceagainofferedIrananewpackageofincentivesinan

简介：Inthenext5to10years,theworldmaywellseetwo'risings'-therisingofthedevelopingcountriesasagroup,andtherisingofAsia-Pacificasaregion.Theworldgeopoliticalpicturewouldshifteastwardsaccordingly.Ontheworldstrategicmap,thedevelopingcountriesandtheAsia-PacificregionwouldholdasuperiorpositionandthedevelopedcountriesandtheEuro-Atlanticwouldhavearelativelyinferiorposition.Assuch,wewillseealotofchangesintheconceptofgeopolitics.ToChina,thesechangespresentbothopportunitiesandchallenges.TheauthorbelievesthatChinashouldkeeptoitsstrategicguidelines,i.e.'risingpeacefully'and'keepingalowprofile',putitsgeo-strategicattentionontheAsia-Pacific,activelycreateanenvironmentfavorabletoitsdevelopment,andeventuallymakeitspeacefulrisingareality.

简介：JustasFranceandGermanytookanincreasinglydivergentstandwiththeUnitedStatesovertheIraqissue,onJanuary3rd,2003,eightcountriesincludingBritain,Italy,Spain,Portugal,Denmark,Poland,CzechRepublicandHungarymadeajointstatementintheBritishTimes,appealingtoEuropetoactinconcertwithU.S.overtheissueofusingforceagainstIraq.Thisstatementhaditthatitwas

简介：ChangesinJapanesepolitics,itsdomesticandforeignpolicies,andevenitsfuturedirectionsincePrimeMinisterJunichiroKoizumitookoverpower,havearousedintenseconcernworldwide.WhatallthiswillmeanforitsfuturetieswithBeijing,issimilarlyahottopicamongChinesescholars.Thispaperisaimedatofferingsomeofmypersonalviewsaboutit.

简介：Whatistheinternationalorder?ProfessorZhaoXiaochundefineditasthe'standardsandspecificationsestablishedbythemembersoftheinternationalsysteminordertomaintainitsstabilityandnormaloperationaswellcoordinatingandaddressinginternationalaffairs,andactingasaguaranteemechanism,adecision-makingprocessandprovidingrulesofagenda'.ProfessorCaiTuodefinesitasthe'specificnorms,institution,

简介：Therearepresently33independentcountriesand12regionsthathavenotyetacquiredindependenceinLatinAmerica.TheyincludeMexico,CentralAmerica,Caribbeanregion,andSouthAmerica.

简介：Japan'sdiplomacyrelatedtotheUnitedNationscanbetracedbackto1956whenitformallyjoinedtheUnitedNations.Afterraisingthegoalofbecominga'politicalpower'inthe1980s,Japan,inordertoboostitsinternationalstatus,hassparedno

简介：TheestablishmentoftheEAEUwillhavebroadstrategicimplicationsfortheEurasiancontinentandtheworld.IthashelpedRussiaconsolidateitssphereofinfluenceinthepost-Sovietspaceandstrengtheneditsroleasapoleintheworld.ItwillalsoexertawideinfluenceontheEurasianregionaleconomicstructure,thegeographicaleconomiccompetitionbetweenRussiaandtheWest,andthirdparties’influenceintheregion.

简介：TheheightoftheU.S.strengthisattheperiodfromPresidentClinton'scomingtopowerin1992tilltheendofthelarge-scalebattlesintheIraqwaronMay1,2003.HowAmerica'snationalfortunewilldevelopdependsonhowAmericawillresolvetheIraqissue,implementitsprogramofreformingMiddleEast,andmaintaininsteadofdamagingitsnationalfundamentalprinciplesathome.

简介：BeingaffectedbyIraqwar,theKoreannuclearcrisis,thereadjustmentoftheU.S.militarystrategyandin-depthdevelopmentofterrorismandanti-terroriststruggles,theworldgeostrategicposturehasundergonegreatchanges.Toobserveandanalyzethesenewchangeswillhelpusbetterunderstandthefuturetrendsoftheworldgeostrategicposture.

简介：FollowingtheeruptionofEuropeandebtcrisisinthewakeofthefinancialcrisis,anewdebtcrisisbegantofermentontheUSsoils.OnMay16th,withUSdebtexceedingitsstatutoryceilingof$14.29trillion,USTreasury'ssolvencybecamesostretchedthatitcouldhardlylasttoAugust2nd.Asaresult,thecountrywasplungedintogreatdefaultrisks.Thetwoparties,throughheatedpoliticalstruggles,finallymanagedtoreach

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简介：AftertheendoftheColdWar,therehaveemergedaseriesofnewsignificantphenomenaininternationalrelations.First,asaresultofthecollapseoftheformerSovietUnionandthedisintegrationoftheWarsawTreatyOrganization,thereisnolongeracommonenemyforWesternEuropeandtheUS.Second,con-

简介：Trump'sMiddleEastpolicycouldbesummarizedas"oneaxisandthreeapproaches."ThemaindriveriscreatinganallianceofIsraelandSaudiArabia,andhisthreeapproachesaretocontainIran,counterterrorism,andlaunchthedealofthecentury.BehindthisMiddleEastpolicyisTrump'saccelerationofglobalcontraction,andareturntotheUSpro-Israeldiplomatictradition,bothinfluencedbyTrumpianstyleandtheJewishpeoplearoundhim.AnyrelianceonanIsrael-SaudiArabiaallianceisinherentlyfragile,thepotentialforIranregimechangeunclear,andTrump'splanneddealwoulddestabilizetheregionandexpandaUS-Europeanrift.ChangingthisdirectionwouldrequiretheUStothinkmoredeeplyaboutMiddleEastlong-termprospectstofindamorebalancedpolicy.

简介：OnSeptember31996,theUSlaunchedacruise-misslestrikeonair-defencepo-sitionsinsouthernIraqontheexcuseofIraq’smilitaryattackinnorthernIraqagainsttheanti-governmentPatrioticUnionofKurdistan(PUK).ThiswasthesecondUSmilitaryactionagainstIraqsincethe1990-91GulfWar.Theeventhasarouseduniversalconcernintheinternationalcommunity.

简介：TheglobalfinancialcrisisoriginatedintheUnitedStateshasincurreddisastrousconsequencesonRussia'sresourceexport-dependenteconomyandgreatlyimpededitsrevitalization.Howtodrawlessonsfromthiscrisisandtimelyadjustthe

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