简介：Sparkingarevolutionintherunningofnationalandglobalaffairs,InformationTechnology(IT)progresshasusheredinanageofknowledgeeconomyorinformationsociety,thethirdoneinhistory,followingthefirstandsecondagesofagriculturalandindustrialeconomies.Globalizationandtheinformationrevolutionhavebeenthepairofcrucialintertwinedmovingforcesbehindglobaladvancesinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.Comparedwithglobalization,theinformationrevolution,however,hasbeenplayingabigger,broaderrole

简介：ContradictionsandclashesofinterestshavebeenpermanentamongtheEUpartners.Theymayevenincreaseaftertherecentroundofenlargement.Stabilityandequilibriumcannotbepossiblysustainedbyeconomicinterdependenceandaccommodationsalone.SotheEUmembershavelearnedtohandlestaterelationswithlaws,treatiesandconsultationmechanisms,whichofferinstitutionalguaranteesforchecksandbalancesandpowersharing.Suchaninstitutionalcommunitybasedontheunificationthroughintegrationmodelwillplayavitalroleinensuringendurance,fairnessandtransparencyoftheorganization.

简介：SincetheendoftheColdWar,somenewfeatureshavebeenrevealedintheThirdWorld,which,referringtodevelopingnationsfordecades,especiallyintheColdWaryears,facessomeproblemsandchallengesunderheavyeconomicandpoliticalimpact.China,asabiggestmemberoftheThirdWorld,alsofacesnewenvironmentsandchallengesduringthe

简介：ThefifthroundoftheEUenlargementonMay1,2004turnsthelong-cherished"utopia"ofaunifiedEuropeintorealitythroughapeaceful,economicapproach.①Thispaperattemptstomakesomeexplorationsonthefollowingissues:Whytheoptionforaneconomicapproach?Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinthenatureandbehavioroftherelevantnations?WhatimpactwilltheeventhaveonEuropeanstabilityandbalance?②HowwilltheEUkeepequilibriumthroughsystemicmechanismsincaseofinter-statedisputessoastolaythepoliticalgroundworkforapeacefulunification.

简介：Aftersixroundsoftoughbargaining,RussiaandtheNorthAtlanticTreatyOr-ganizationreachedonMay14anagreement,officiallyknownasa“FoundingActonMutualRelations.Co-operationandScuritybetweenNATOandtheRUS-sianFederation".ThedocumentwasformallysignedbyRussianPresidentBorisYeltsinonMay27inParistogetherwiththeleadersofthe16NATOmemberstates.TheeventsignifiesatemporarycompromisebetweenthetwosidesovertheNATO’seastwardexpansion.Soonaftertheaccordwasreached,PresidentBillClintonapplaudeditashavingclearedthewayforNATO’SenlargementandPresi-

简介：ThisarticlearguesfortheconfirmationofMarxistphilosophyastheideologythatguidesinternationalrelations(IR)studiesinChina.Justificationcomesthroughthefollowingpoints.AccordingtoMarxism,correcttheoreticalguidanceservesastheprerequisiteforcorrectpractice.Marxistphilosophyembodies,bynature,righteousness,inoppositiontopoliticalhegemony.Accordingly,practiceunderitsguidancerepresentsfruitfulrevolutionaryrealism.Finally,advancedstudiesofinternationalrelationsinthiscountrycannotbeseparatedfromphilosophicalthinking.Usingtheseargumentsasbackground,thisarticlespecificallyadvocatesmaterialism,patriotism,andservicetothepeopleasthecorner-stoneofChina'sIRtheorybuilding.

简介：AheateddebateovertheriseofChinahasbeengoingonunabatedintheinternationalcommunityfornearlytwodecades.However,withtheelapseoftime,theinitialdivergenceofviewsinthemainstreamopinion

简介：SinceGeorgeW.Bushassumedthepresidencyinearly2001,atensesituationhadoccurredintherelationshipsamongworldbigpowers.IntheaftermathofSeptember11,significantimprovementhasbeenmadeinSino-U.S.andRussia-U.S.relations.Inthemeantime,correspondingchangeshavetakenplaceinEU-U.S.andRussia-Chinarelations.

简介：Inrecentyears,theconceptof"four-nationalliance"bytheUnitedStates,Japan,AustraliaandIndiahasbecomeahot

简介：Whenwestudytheinternationalenvironmentthatfacesanationoraregioninaspecificperiod,wehavetoobserveitsstrategicobjectivesfirst.China’sstrategicobjectivesinthefirsttwodecadesofthe21stcenturyare:Tobuildawell-offsocietyinanall-roundway,toachievecompletereunificationofthemotherland,andtosafeguard

简介：TheSeptember11eventupsetJapan’sdiplomaticagendaandusheredinastrategicrestructuringwiththefocusonanti-terrorismandthetopprioritygiventotieswithWashington.Itsnewdiplomacyagainstterrorstressesthreeaspects:policytowardsWashingtonforensuringstrategiccenterof

简介：Modernization,nationalreunification,socialreformandrevivalasagreatpower-thesefourbroadobjectivesrepresentChina'scoreinterests.TheyhavebeenthedefiningstrategicfactorsatworkbehindthedynamicsofChinesediplomacysince1949.Thesefactorshaveundergoneperiodsof'leaningtooneside'(towardMoscow)intheearlyyears,'opposingtwohegemonicpowers'inthelate1950s,forging'onebattleline'ofaglobalanti-Sovietunitedfrontinthe1970sandpursuinga'multidimensional'diplomacyuptothepresent.Bothpositiveandnegativehistoricalexperienceofthe60-oddyearsoffersusmuchfoodforthought.

简介：AfterSeptember11events,Americahaslaunchedaworldwidefinancialwaragainstterrorismwithaseriesoffarreachingmeasures.Itisnotonlyconfinedtocombatinginternationalterroristactivities,butwillalsoexertgreatinfluence