简介:SECULARISMININDIANPOLITICSQiuYonghuiFormorethanacentury,IndianshavebeentoldthatoneofthemainreasonswhyBritaincolonizedanddomin...
简介:Thisarticlefirsttracestheoriginoffourconcepts:InternationalPolitics(IP),InternationalRelations(IR),WorldPolitics(WP)andGlobalPolitics(GP)anddiscussesthesimilaritiesamongthesefourparadigms.Itthenanalysestheirapplicationbothathomeandabroad.Finally,itarguesforthedesirabilityofselectingtheconceptofIPinacademictraining,thusfacilitatingpracticalapplicationofconcepts.ItassertsthatthiswillnotonlyenhanceacademicdiscussionaboutIPamongdifferentChineseschoolsofthought,butalsohelpblazingnewideas.
简介:Globalpolitics(includingglobalpolitico-economics)andtheinternationalorderarevastandconfusingtopicsthathaveattractedmanycommentators.IwilltrytobringsomefreshmeaninginmyargumenttodayandsoIwillfirstmakeabroadandin-depthreviewofrecentdevelopmentsinseveralmajoraspectsinordertointroducesome
简介:Japan'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sufferedacrushingdefeatintheAugust30thgeneralelectiontotheHouseofRepresentatives.Thiswasduetoachangeinelectionrules,thedeclineofLDP'straditionalbasesofsupport,andthelong-standinginternalproblems.IftheLDPnowfailstorespondtothesechangedrealities,itwillfurtherlosecredibilitywiththeJapanesepeople.
简介:AnewchapterbeganinJapan'spoliticalhistorywhenYukioHatoyamaandhisDemocraticParty(DPJ)replacedthelong-governingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP),thuscreatingthelong-contemplatedstructureofalternaterulebythetwomajorpoliticalparties.Attachingmoreimportancetoindependenceindiplomacy,theHatoyamaCabinetisexpectedtostandforarepositioningofitsrelationswiththeUnitedStatesandmakegreaterdiplomaticeffortsinAsiawiththefocusonbuildinganEastAsianCommunitysoastoadapttotheevolvinginternationalrelationsintheAsia-Pacificregion.
简介:TheRepublicPartywoncomprehensivevictoryinthe2004U.S.generalelection.Notonlydiditkeeppresidency,expandseatsintheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives,italsoachievedcertainprogressingovernors'elections.ThevictoryinelectionbytheRepublicPartyreflectsthefactthatAmericasocietypaysutmostconcerntosecurityandthemainstreamofthetrendofthoughtisconservative.
简介:Majorearth-changingeventstookplaceinthefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury.First,the9/11terroristattackscreatedshockwavesintherealmofinternationalsecurity.Buttheglobalfinancialcrisishadevengreaterrepercussionsthan9/11.Policymakersandstrategistsshouldcloselyfollowthedevelopmentsandramificationsofthiscrisis.
简介:Thestrategiclegacyof9/11willoutlivetheKoreanandVietnamWarsandthetwoGulfWarsbecausetheytriggeredonlyquantitativeratherthanqualitativetransformationsintheinternationalstrategiclandscape.The9/11disastersparkedtheAfghanandIraqWarsandtheglobal'waronterror,'whichasyethavenoendinsight.Ithasalreadyledtoaqualitativeoverhaulintheworldstrategicorder,affectingtheinternationalpowerbalanceandperspectivesoninternationalrelationssomuchthateventheunfoldingupheavalinWestAsiaandtheNorthAfricaknownastheArabSpringseemsminorby
简介:Inrecentthreedecades,duetotherevivaloftheevangelicalChristianityand'politicalawakening'ofthereligiousright-wingintheUnitedStates,religionhasplayedanincreasinglyimportantroleinU.S.domesticandforeignpolicy.RegardingU.S.foreignpolicy,alandmarkeventofreligiousinfluenceonAmericanpoliticswastheadoptionoftheInternationalReligious
简介:TheRepublicanseizureofCongressmajority(53seatsinthe100-seatSenateand230outof435Houseseats)putanendtoa40-yearHousedominationbytheDemocratsandconsequentlytheirsimultaneouscontrolofboththepresidencyandthelegislature.ThiswillmeantightercongressionalrestraintsoverBillClintoninthetworemainingyearsofhispresidency.Whatismore,theRepublicansalsowon31of50governorshipsandtheirgainsinclude8ofthe10crucialbiggeststatessuchasCalifornia,NewYorkandTexas,asituationboundtomakegreatimpactonthe1996presidentialrace.
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简介:Currently,therearetwomainproblemsfacingChinesethinktanks:one,theydonotproperlyunderstandwhatdecision-makersneed;two,decision-makersdonotfindthesethinktanks’researchuseful.Thefirstproblemisrelativelyeasytosolve.Decision-makerscouldassigntaskstothinktanksaswellasthinktankscomingupwiththeirown
简介:Constructionofahigh-speedrailwaylinkingEurope,Asia,Africa,andNorthandSouthAmericaisaseriousproposalthatwillprofoundlyimpactinternationalrelations.Discussionofthe"internationalization"ofhigh-speedrailtransportationisbeingledfromtheadvancedpositionofChina’swell-regardedachievementsinthisfield.Globalgeopoliticsandtraditionalgeopoliticaltheorieswillalsoundergorevolutionarychangesascooperativeplanningproceeds.
简介:Representingtheappealsofitsindustry,thehigh-techinterestgrouphasrecentlybecomeanemergingpoliticalforceintheUnitedStates.Withabundantfinancialresourcesandproficiencyinpoliticalcommunication,thegrouprapidlygrowstobeasignificantforceintheAmericanpoliticalsphere.IthasstartedtoaffecttheinternalandforeignaffairsoftheU.S.andplayedaproactiveroleinthelatestpresidentialelection.Sincethehigh-techinterestgrouphasalreadybecomeandwillcontinuetobeabigplayerinSino-U.S.relations,Chinashouldcarefullydealwithitsappealsandconflictofinterests,andtrytodevelopthisgroupintoastabilizerbetweenthetwocountries.
简介:Asmanycountrieshaveenteredanewperiodofadjustmentanddevelopmentalcompetitioninthewakeofthefinancialcrisis,someprofoundchangesandtransformationshaveinevitablytakenplaceintheinternationalstrategicconfigurationandtheinternationalorder.AstheconnotationsandconditionsofChina’snew