简介:InJapan'ssupportforASEANcountries'connectionbuildingcanbeseenitspolicyvisionsinfunctionalpositioning,geographicallayoutandconnotationconstitution.Aspartofasystematicpolicyframework,JapansupportsASEANtransregionalandoutside-regionalconnectionswiththeMekongsubregionasfocalpoint,pushesforwardmetropolitaninterconnectionofASEANcountrieswithJakartaapriority,promotesbuildinginfrastructure,developsrules,andconstructsbetterexternalenvironmentsforconnectivity,allwhileadvancingitsPartnershipforQualityInfrastructuretoattractASEANcountries'cooperation.BecauseofJapan'seconomicinterestsandgeopoliticalstrategytowardASEANcountries,Japan'spolicyinfluencesChina'sBeltandRoadInitiativeandChinashouldproperlyrespondtoJapan'sactions.
简介:AftertheendoftheColdWar,therehaveemergedaseriesofnewsignificantphenomenaininternationalrelations.First,asaresultofthecollapseoftheformerSovietUnionandthedisintegrationoftheWarsawTreatyOrganization,thereisnolongeracommonenemyforWesternEuropeandtheUS.Second,con-
简介:TheIraqwarandtheNorthKoreannuclearcrisisarethetwobigeventsthatareattractingworldwideattention.Themanydebatesandchangesthathavearisenaroundtheglobefromthesetwoissues,withtheformerinparticular,cannotbutcauseeverypersonwhoisinterestedininternationalaffairsandcaresforthefateoftheirrespectivecountriestoponder:willinternationalpolitiesand
简介:Undertheimpactofthesovereigndebtcrisis,theEuropeanUnionpayslessattentiontoitsforeignpolicyandtheCommonForeignPolicytendstobe"renationalized";theEUisagainembracing"geo-economics"withanenhancedtendencyofhighlightingeconomictiesandtradeinitsexternalrelations;EUcountrieshavegreatlycuttheirdefenceexpenditures,makingitmoredifficulttoimplementtheEU’sCommonSecurityandDefencePolicy(CSDP)infuture.TheauthorholdsthattheprospectsofeconomicgrowthintheEurozonecountries,Europeanintegrationunderthepressureofstructuralchangesininternationalrelations,andcompetitionandcollaborationinamultiplestructureofforeignpolicyestablishmentsarecombinedtoshapetheEU’sforeignpolicyinthecomingyears.
简介:HongKong’sreturntoChinaisahistoriceventinworldaffairsaswellasinSino-Britishrelations.Britain’spolicytowardHongKong,therefore,hasaninternationalsignificance.ImmediatelyaftertheBritishelectioninearlyMay,theworldpressweregenerallyoftheviewthattheLabour’svictorywouldmakelittleornodifferencetotheHongKonghandoverquestion.Theappraisalstillholdslargelytruetoday.Judgingfromnewdevelopmentssincethen,however,thereare
简介:Trump'sMiddleEastpolicycouldbesummarizedas"oneaxisandthreeapproaches."ThemaindriveriscreatinganallianceofIsraelandSaudiArabia,andhisthreeapproachesaretocontainIran,counterterrorism,andlaunchthedealofthecentury.BehindthisMiddleEastpolicyisTrump'saccelerationofglobalcontraction,andareturntotheUSpro-Israeldiplomatictradition,bothinfluencedbyTrumpianstyleandtheJewishpeoplearoundhim.AnyrelianceonanIsrael-SaudiArabiaallianceisinherentlyfragile,thepotentialforIranregimechangeunclear,andTrump'splanneddealwoulddestabilizetheregionandexpandaUS-Europeanrift.ChangingthisdirectionwouldrequiretheUStothinkmoredeeplyaboutMiddleEastlong-termprospectstofindamorebalancedpolicy.
简介:Chinaofficiallyadoptedits'GoingOut'strategyin2001whenitwasincludedintheTenthFive-Yearplan.Overthepastdecade,thepolicyhasgonefromstrengthtostrength:fromitslaunch,toitsprudentexecution,andtoeffortsmadetoadvanceitfurther(asmentionedinitsinclusionintheTwelfthFive-Yearplan).'GoingOut'isanobviousnextstepforarapidlyrisingChinaduringaperiodofstrategicopportunities.