简介:WhatiswaitingaheadfortheMiddleEastpeaceisanythingbutasmoothsail-ing.ShortlyafterassumingpowerinJune,1996,BenjaminNetanyahu,leaderoftheIsraeliLikudgroup,switchedfromthestandoftheformerLaborPartygov-ernmentbyrejectingtheprincipleof"landforpeace".ThisthrewtheMiddleEast
简介:ⅠTheyear1991witnesseddrasticchangesintheMiddleEast,whichbeganwiththeoutbreakoftheworld-shakingGulfWar(January17)andculmi-natedintheconveningofthespectacularMiddleEastPeaceConferenceinMadrid(October30),whichisthefirstface-to-facemeetingbetweentheArabcountries
简介:Inrecentyears,majordevelopingcountrieshavebeenplayingaprominentroleinfacilitatingtherecoveryoftheworldeconomy,restructuringtheinternationalsystemandreshapingtheworldorder.Theyhavebecomeapowerfuldrivingforceforrapiddevelopmentanddrasticchangesintheworldandprofoundrestructuringofinternationalrelations.Meanwhile,theyareencounteringdifficultiesandchallengesineffortstodeveloptheirnationaleconomyandraisethelivingstandardsoftheirpeople.Therearecontradictionsandcompetitionamongthem.Nevertheless,astheyhavehugedevelopmentpotentialsandtheiradvantagesoutweighdisadvantagesinthecourseofrapiddevelopment.Theyfeeltheneedtostrengthunityandcooperationinworldaffairs.Majordevelopingcountrieswillmakeanevengreatercontributiontoworldpeaceanddevelopmentandhelplargenumbersofdevelopingcountriesseekabetterfuturethroughjointefforts.
简介:TheIsraeli-PLOaccordwillhavesignificantrepercussionsintheMiddleEast.Byinitialobservation,onecandiscerntheemergenceofthefollowingten-dencies:1.TheArab-Israelirelationswilltendtorelaxhutthecontradictionsbetweenthemarefarfrombeingresolved.TheIsraeli-PLOaccordhasgivenimpetustootherMiddleEastcountriesintheirnegotiationswithoneanother.Directlyinitsfootsteps,JordanandIsraelsignedanagreementon"TheBilateralNogotiationsIs-rael-JordanTrackCommonAgenda"inWashingtonthenextday.SyriaandIsrael
简介:Anti-globalizationtrendsareinplayintheUSandWesternEuropewhereelectoratesarerecalcitranttoallowimmigrantsintotheirsocieties,nationalsovereigntyissoughtincertaingeographicareas,andthenationalmoodseekstosuppressnewlyrisingcountries'tradeanddevelopment.ThecontinuationofeconomicdownturninWesterncountriesisreinforcedbytheirinternalwealthgapandexternalcompetition.Ascapitalism'sdemandforprofitisnowbeingcritiquedalongwiththeemergentprofitprospectstobedeliveredbypendingtechnologicalprogress,thetemperofthetimescouldtemporarilyslowdownbutnotreverseglobalization.Timelydiscussionsaboutreformofinternationaleconomicorderandaboutaneffectivenationaldevelopmentmodelshouldseeksustainablesolutionsforhealthy,stableglobalizationanddevelopmentoftheworldeconomy.
简介:BarackObama'sassumptionofU.S.presidencyproclaimstheendofBushism.TheremightbeamajorfavoriteturninthesolutionoftheMiddleEastissue.TheMiddleEastissueisanimportantsourceofglobalthreatssuchasrampantinternationalterrorism,highoilpricesandproliferationofweaponsofmassdestructionandtouchesthemostsensitive
简介:In2013fourcharacteristicsdefinedthesituationintheMiddleEast—political"chaos"intheArabworld,"fluxandreflux"betweenmoderateandradicalIslamists,geopoliticalshockscausedbythewithdrawaloftheU.S.,anduncertaintyovertheIraniannuclearissue.TheinfluenceofvolatilityandnewlyregroupedgeopoliticalfactorsmeanthesituationintheMiddleEastwillremainturbulentforarelativelylongtimeunlessdeep-seatedresolutionofmajorissuesinvolvesmaturegovernance.
简介:TheMiddleEasthasbeenahotspotininternationalpoliticssincethemid-20thcenturyowingtoitsspecialgeostrategicpositionanditsabundantresourcesofoilandnaturalgas.Thesecontributeshavemadeitanareaofcontentionforanystatewithaglobaloverview.DuringtheColdWar,thesharpdifferencesbetweentwosuperpowers,theU.S.andtheSovietUnion,couldhavebroughtthesituationtothebrinkofathirdworldwar.AftertheColdWar,theU.S.becamethedominantpowerintheMiddleEast.TheU.S.containedtherecalcitrantregimeofSaddamHusseininIraqandanIranengagedinIslamicrevolution.Italsolaunchedandpropelled,thoughinvain,theMiddleEastpeaceprocess.After9.11,underthebannerofantiterrorism,theU.SwagedapreemptivewaragainstIraq,overthrewtheSaddamregime,andimplementedintheMiddleEastastrategyof'democratictransformation'.Fromthatpoint,theMiddleEastenteredaneraofconfusion.
简介:Wang:TheU.S.statedpurposesofmilitaryactionsagainstIraqareto"overthrowSaddam"and"transformIraq."Iamafraidsuchactionswouldcauseabigstir.Tang:Ithinkso.AmericanmilitaryactionsagainstIraqwillnotonlypromotethebirthofanewIraqbutalsochangetheinternationalrelationsandmilitarybalanceintheMiddleEast.Washington’srevealedintentionshowsthatithopestocreateademocraticandpro-
简介:I.TheDominoEffectsCausedbyGovernmentalChangeinTunisiaandEgyptMohamedBouazizi,a26-year-oldTunisianuniversitygradturnedstreetvendor,sethimselfonfireinhishomecityonDecember17th,2010inprotestoftheconfiscationofhiswaresandtheharassmentandhumiliationthatwasinflictedonhimbyamunicipalofficialandheraides.ThisincidentbecameacatalystforthegreatunrestandregionalchangesacrossmanycountriesintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.