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
简介:ChinesedevelopmentassistanceistotallydifferentinnatureincomparisonwiththeaidofferedbytheUnitedStatesandJapan.TheU.S.seesitsaidasaformof'mercy'toless-developedcountriesandgivesitwithnumerousconditionsattached.Japanseemstomainlyuseittopursuecommercialinterests.Bycontrast,Chineseaidis,inessence,cooperationandmutualsupportbetweendevelopingcountries.ThisfundamentaldifferencehelpstoexplainwhyBeijing'saidissodifferentfromthatoftheWesterndonors.
简介:TherisksfacingChineseinvestorsoverseasvaryaccordingtothefieldofinvestmentandthecountryofinvestment.Therearesixkeyproblemswhichspringtomindwhenthistopicisbroughtup:First,thereisthetypeofinvestorwhodoesnothaveabasicknowledgeaboutthecountriesheisplanningtoinvestin.Chinaopeneditselflongagototheoutsideworld,butitisna?vetothinkthatothercountrieswilldothesame.TheU.S.isagoodexample.Itisveryhardfor
简介:Theinternationalorderisbuiltontheprinciplesofsovereignequality,nationalinterests,greatpowersandrespectforhumanrightsamongothers.Internationalrivalryandcooperationhaveexistedsidebysideoverthepastfewcenturies,whilethefoundationsofaninternationalorderhavesolidified.Wearenowseeingatransitionintheinternationalorderthatrequiresnewinnovativewaysofthinking.Chinaisseenasthekeydriverofthesechangesbecauseofitsuniquestatus,patternofgrowthandfuturepotential.Chinashouldembracethishistoricopportunityandtakeonitsobligationstocontributetothebirthofanewmoderninternationalorder.
简介:Europeisnowfacingadifficulttime,withasluggisheconomy,refugeecrisis,frequentterroristattacks,plusBrexit.Whatalotofpeopleviewedasarichandsafeparadisehasnowturnedouttobesomethingelse.Althoughthedebtcrisisiscurbedatthemoment,economicproblemsremainandwillgiverisetomorecrises.Therefore,Europe’scrisesarefarfromover.Inasense,theyarejustbeginning.
简介:InOctober1991,PresidentBorisYeltsininitiatedaprogramofradicaleconom-icreformatthefifthsessionoftheoldparliament,theCongressofthePeople’sDeputies,andintroducecdtheso-called“shocktherapy”throughoutthecountryonJanurary2thefollowingyear.Theprogramaimsattherealizationofatransitionfromaplannedeconomytoamarketonewithinashortspanoftime
简介:SincetheendoftheColdWar,theU.S.-EUrelationshavegonethroughtwistsandturns.Fromthebeginningof2003whentheUnitedStateslaunchedtheIraqWartothespringof2005whenPresidentGeorgeW.BushpaidavisittoEurope,thealliesacrosstheAtlanticOceanhaduncompromisingconfrontationsatfirst,andthenshowedapparentreconciliationandstrengthened
简介:Bydeclaring“Fromthisdayforward,anewvisionwillgovernourland.Fromthisdayforward,it’sgoingtobeonlyAmericafirst”1andmaking“AmericaFirst”thecoreprincipleforgovernanceandforeignpolicy,theUSPresidentDonaldTrumphasabandonedthe“globalism”cherishedbysuccessiveAmericanadministrationsinthepost-warera.Althoughthe“TrumpDoctrine”isnotyetclearlydefinedasanoveralldiplomaticstrategy,“AmericaFirst”hasalreadyconstitutedthemostcriticalelementinthisstrategy,representingachangeindirectionfortheUSforeignpolicy.ThedistinctiveprioritizationofTrump’sforeignpolicywillhaveatremendousimpactontheUSitselfandonitsexternalenvironmentwitheffectstoberevealedastimegoesby.