简介:U.S.sanctionsonIranhaveexpandedsincethestartoftheIraniannuclearissue.Theyhavegrownfromsmall-scaleembargoestotoday’ssanctionsonmultiplesectorsincludingfinance,trade,energy,andpersonnel.DuringU.S.PresidentBarackObama’stenure,thereisverylittlelikelihoodthattheU.S.willresorttoforce,leavingWashingtonwithnoothermeansthansanctionstopersuadeIrantochangeitsnuclearpolicy.Thismeansthatalthoughsanctionshavealimitedeffect,theU.S.willcontinuetoprimarilyrelyonthemtoforceIran’shand.
简介:Aconvergingpointhasemergedonthehorizon,withanincreasingnumberofcallsforbuildingChina-U.S.+XmechanismsamongChinesescholars,andaveritablezealforinitiatingaROK-U.S.-ChinadialoguefromPresidentParkGeun-hyeofSouthKorea.Thispaperintendstoexplorethepossibilityofsuchatrilateraldialogueandcooperationarrangement,byanalyzingthebackgroundtothetrilateralrelations,theirrespectivestanceandconsiderations,aswellasanyhurdlesinvolvedintheprocess.
简介:FromNovember30toDecember6,2014,China-U.S.YoungLeaders'Dialogue2014washeldinChengduandBeijing.Thedialogue,whichwassponsoredbyCIISandassistedbyChengduMunicipalForeignAffairsOffice,exploredaroundthetopicof'NewModelofMajor-CountryRelationship&China-U.S.CooperationonGlobalGovernance'.Dr.RuanZongze,VicePresidentofCIIS,chairedtheopeningceremonyandmadeopeningremarks.
简介:ChinaandtheU.S.haveinitiatedaseriesofbilateralandmultilateralactionstodealwiththeNorthKoreannuclearcrisis.Inthelong-term,bilateralcooperationwilldependonPyongyang’sactions,U.S.attitudeonthenuclearissue,NorthKorea’spositioninChina’sgrandstrategyaswellasthebalancebetweenSino-U.S.strategiccompetitionandcooperation.
简介:Theabilitytobuildanewmodelformajor-nationtieswilllargelyhingeuponwhetheritispossibletoattainlong-termpeacefulcooperationbetweenChinaandtheU.S..ChineseForeignMinisterWangYisaidatarecentspeechtotheBrookingsInstitutionthat:'ThisjourneymaywellstartfromtheAsia-Pacificregion',thusmakingtheAsia-Pacificintoatestinggroundforthisjointendeavor.