简介:ThestatusoftheThirdWorldinRussianforeignpolicyplummetedintheimmediatepost-Sovietyears,duringwhichMoscowpursueda"LookWest"policy.WhenthedesignoftheWesttocontainandweakenthecountrycametolighthowever,vigilanceheightenedinMoscowandtimelyforeignpolicyreadjustmentswereunderwaybyraisingtheweightoftheThirdWorld.Russiaintendstousetheresultingboostedtiesasaproptoitspursuitofanequalpartnershipwiththe
简介:Chinahassetfourgoalsinitsnationalsecuritystrategyinthecomingdecade.Thesearefocusedonsafeguarding1)sovereignty,securityandterritorialintegrity;2)thesocialistsystemandrelatedcorevalues;3)developmentinterestsbysustainingthecurrentperiodofstrategicopportunityinavoidanceofunnecessarydistractions;andfinally4)regionalandworldpeace.
简介:AftertheendoftheColdWar,internationalcontradictionshavebecomemorecomplicatedandthedistinctionbetweenadversariesandfriendshasbecomeblurred.Againstthisbackground,somebodysuggestedthatChinahadbecomeathreattotheWestaswellastoAsia.Thisargumenthasmetwithaseriesofcri-
简介:Intheearlystageafteritsfounding,thePeople'sRepublicofChinaestablishedbilateralrelationswithaseriesofsocialistcountriesandasmallnumberofWesterncountries.InordertobreakuptheencirclementofNewChinabytheWesternhostileforcesheadedbytheUnitedStates,NewChinabeganparticipatingininternationalaffairs.Ittookpartinthetwo
简介:Japan’svaguenessinadmittingitshistoryofinvasion,hasseverelyhurtthefeelingsofthepeopleinthosevictimizedcountries.Theinternationalcommunity’sinsufficientknowledgeaboutJapan’sinvasionhistoryanditsconnivanceatJapan’sirresponsiblebehavior,haveonlyencouragedJapantodenyandwhitewashitsinvasionhistory.TheinternationalcommunityshouldstepupeffortstopromotehistoricaljusticeandmaintainthepeacefulinternationalorderestablishedafterWorldWarⅡ.
简介:BarackObama'sassumptionofU.S.presidencyproclaimstheendofBushism.TheremightbeamajorfavoriteturninthesolutionoftheMiddleEastissue.TheMiddleEastissueisanimportantsourceofglobalthreatssuchasrampantinternationalterrorism,highoilpricesandproliferationofweaponsofmassdestructionandtouchesthemostsensitive
简介:AsharpecohomicslidebeganinU.S.economysincethesecondhalfoflastyearafterasustainedrobustgrowthlastingclosetoadecade.ThreesuccessiveFederalReserveBoard’s(FRB)interestratecutsamountingto1.5percentagepointshavethusfarfailedtocheckthedownturn.Thesituationismoregravethanexpectedwiththebottom-outnotyetinsight.Therecoveryperiodmaybealongdrawn-outaffair,yetatraditionaldepressionmaybeavoidable,nottosayarepeatofenduringrecessioninJapanesestyle.
简介:Onthebrightly-lit,intenselywatchedworldstage,creatingapositiveinternationalimageinvolvesadvancing'Chinesestories'inthebestmannerpossibleandgivingChineseviewsonthe'stories'thatcropup.China'sinternationalimagerequirespreciselanguage,clearexpression,and,aboveall,thebest'stories'toldwell.
简介:TheIraqwaristhebiggestexperimentalsiteofBushismandthesuccessorfailureofthewartherehasadirectbearingonthespreadofBushismasastrategicmodel.HenceitisnecessarytomakeasystematicassessmentofAmerica'ssituationinIraq.ThecurrentsituationshowsthattheUnitedhasgotintoanunprecedentedstrategichaziness.Inthesecurityfield,U.S.forceshavedispatchedlargenumberoftroopstocarryoutsuppressionandwonfrequentvictories,buttheyaresufferingstrongerresistances.Intherealmofpoliticalreconstruction,thedemocraticprocessinIraqisnowunderinaccordancewiththeprescribedorder,butreligiouscontradictionsareontherise,andpoliticalstructuresbecomemorefragile.Overeconomicreconstruction,theUnitedStateshaskeptincreasinginputandatthesametimeappealedtotheinternationalcommunityformoreassistance.EventhoughIraqisfacedwithdifficultiesinthereconstruction.Therefore,thereisawideningdisagreementinAmericaover"whethertheU.S.iswinningorlosingthewarinIraq."①BasedonthemajorviewsofexpertsandscholarsfrombothChinaandoverseas,theauthorthinksthatthefollowingthreecriteriaareimportantforjudgingwhethertheUnitedStateshassucceededorfailedinpursuingitsstrategyinIraq:thefeasibilityofstrategicobjectives,balanceofobjectivesandmeansandadaptabilityofstrategicmeans.Judgedbytheabove-mentionedcriteria,theUnitedStatesisnowlandinginastrategicpredicamentinIraq.
简介:OnDecember10,2004,Japan'sSecurityCouncil(alsocalledDefenseCouncilbefore1986,whichiscomposedofPrimeMinisterandseveralimportantCabinetmembers)andCabinetapprovedandpublishedanewNationalDefenseProgramGuideline("DefenseGuideline"inshort),whichelaboratednotonlyJapan'sdefenseforceconstructionobjectivesanditsdetaileddevelopmentprograminthecoming10years,butalsogreatchangesinitsbasicdefenseprinciples,conceptofsecuritythreats,securityobjectivesandtheircorrespondingmeasure.
简介:NationalismthreatenstoimbuemodernJapanwitharationaleforincreasedmilitarism.Post-warnationalismwasareasonJapanhadlaunchedwarabroad,butthereinvigorationofJapanesenationalismisburgeoningundertwo-termPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe.Hissenseofnationalism,whichhasdomesticandinternationalrepercussions,hasdevelopedundertheinfluenceofhisfamilypoliticalgenes.Abe'snationalismisbeingcarriedoutininternalandexternalpolicies,withincreasinglynegativeimpactondomesticandregionalorder.Theinternationalcommunityshouldremainvigilantofhisright-wingpolitics.
简介:TheglobalorderwassetinplacefollowingtheendoftheSecondWorldWarbyaconsortiumofwesterncountriesheadedbytheU.S..Sincethen,themajorwesterncountrieshavestrivedtomaintaintheirlongdominanceinglobalpoliticsandeconomics.Withtheriseofnationalistmovements,formercoloniesgainedtheirindependence,andmanydevelopingcountriesjoinedtheUN.Inrecentyears,theeconomiesofthe