简介:Theyearof1996wasnotbadatallfortheUnitedStates.Itseconomywentsmoothly,thePresidentandtheRepublicanpartybothgotwhattheywantedintheelections,andthecountrydidnotsufferanymajorforeignpolicycrisis.Theyearof1997maybesomewhatdifferent.Mosteconomistsforeseethatthisyear,theseventhyearofeconomicgrowthfortheU.S.sincetherecoveryin1991,wouldbeanothermoderateyearforthe
简介:ElexiblevarietyhasallalongbeenahallmarkofAmerica’sglobalstrategywithdifferentiatedtreatmentforspecificnations.Inthenewcentury,Washingtondividesthemajorworldforcesintofourcategoriesinlightofacomprehensivecrite-rionofwhethertheyhavebeenfusedintotheinternationalsystem,aregoingto-warddemocracyorbenefitworldstability.Theyinclude:insidersorallies(EuropeandJapan),marginalizedones(someunderdevelopedAfricannations),outsidersor"rogues"(Iraq,NorthKorea)andfinally,travelersonthewayor"transitionstates".InterpretationsbyU.S.strategicreportsdefinethe"transitionstates"as
简介:Eightyearshavepassedsincetheeruptionof'ColorRevolution'.Duringthisperiodoftime,WesternNGOswhichoncetrainedpro-Westernpoliticalforcesinthenameofhumanrightsanddemocracyseemtohavevanished.Nevertheless,theyhavenotstoppedtheiractivitiesinCISstatesinreality.Itisjustthattheyhavechangedtheirusualpracticesofpreaching
简介:EversincetheestablishmentoftheShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO),therelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSCOhasremainedunclear.Despitesomecasualbutnotinstitutionalcontactsbetweeneachother,thebilateralrelationsaremorelikeanemptyshell.However,astwoimportantactorsinCentralAsia,theUnitedStatesandtheSCOdohaveacertainrelationshipintheregion.
简介:Inthe1990sfollowingtheendoftheColdWar,theTaiwanissueregaineditsprominenceinSino-AmericanrelationsduetoadjustmentsmadebytheUnitedStatesinitsTaiwanpolicyaswellaspoliticalchangestakenplaceinTaiwan.Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,Sino-AmericanrelationsunderwentseveretestbythetensionacrosstheTaiwanStrait.However,withthepolicyadjustmentsoftheUnitedStatesandChina,thepoliticalreshuffle
简介:DonaldTrumpwasinauguratedasthe45thUSPresidentinJanuary2017.Asapresidentoutsideoftheestablishmentcamp,Trump’sgoverningconceptandpolicypreferenceshaveshowngreatdifferencefromthoseofhispredecessors.ThishasinevitablyaffectedtheUSagendaandpatternofinteractionwithChina.Meanwhile,thepolitical,economicandsocialchangesinbothChinaandtheUShavealsoinfluencedbilateralrelations,drivingatransitioninbilateralrelationsatadeeperlevel.TheChinapolicyoftheUnitedStateshasenteredanewphase,inwhichthecompetitionbetweenthetwocountrieshasbecomeevenintensified.ThisarticleaimstosummarizethefeaturesofChina-USrelationsduringthefirstyearofTrump’spresidency,identifychallengesofbilateralrelations,discussthecontentofSino-UScompetitiverelationsinthisnewstage,andanalyzethefeaturesandtrendsthatarelikelytocharacterizetheUnitedStates’Chinapolicyinthenearfuture.
简介:ThisarticleexploresthedynamicsoftheDiaspora’sdualloyaltiestowardstheirhomecountriesandhostcountriesbyusingAmericanJewryasacasestudy.Itarguesthatinliberal-democraticstates,theshiftintheDiaspora’sloyaltytowardsthehomelandvis-à-visthehostlandisaresultofthechangetothehostland’sperceptionofwheretheacceptableboundaryoftheDiaspora’spracticeofdualloyaltiesis,orinotherwords,towhatextenttheDiaspora’ssupportofthehomelandisperceivedtobeacceptablebytheirhostland.Thereconstructionofthisboundaryisdeterminedbyfourfactors:thedegreeofpoliticalcoordinationbetweenhomestatesandhoststates,theattemptofthehomestatetomobilizeitsdiasporas,themeansadvocatedandsupportedbytheDiaspora,andtheseverityofpotentialconsequencesduetotheDiaspora’saction.
简介:Representingtheappealsofitsindustry,thehigh-techinterestgrouphasrecentlybecomeanemergingpoliticalforceintheUnitedStates.Withabundantfinancialresourcesandproficiencyinpoliticalcommunication,thegrouprapidlygrowstobeasignificantforceintheAmericanpoliticalsphere.IthasstartedtoaffecttheinternalandforeignaffairsoftheU.S.andplayedaproactiveroleinthelatestpresidentialelection.Sincethehigh-techinterestgrouphasalreadybecomeandwillcontinuetobeabigplayerinSino-U.S.relations,Chinashouldcarefullydealwithitsappealsandconflictofinterests,andtrytodevelopthisgroupintoastabilizerbetweenthetwocountries.