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简介：ThedispatchofRussiantroopstoSouthOssetiademonstratedRussia'sdeterminationtoriseagainandactasaglobalpower.TheRussiannationwillencounterthreecontradictionsonthispath:intermsofthepoliticalsystem,theissueiswhethertoconcentratecentralpowerorpracticeliberaldemocracy;ineconomicdevelopment,torelyontheenergyindustryasapillaroftheeconomyortooptimizethenationaleconomicstructure;andindiplomaticstrategy,tohidecapabilitiesandbideitstimeortopursueaharshline.ResolvingthesethreecontradictionswilldeterminewhetherRussiacanfullytakeitsplaceasaglobalpower.

简介：Foralongperiod,theEuropeanUnionhasbeentryingtopromotetheestablishmentofglobalmechanismsatvariouslevelstospreaditsrules,norms,andideas.Ithasdonesobyenhancingtrade,foreignaidandinstitutionalcooperationglobally.However,withtheEU’srelativedeclineininternational

简介：TheboatcollisionincidentwhichoccurredinwatersofftheDiaoyuIslandsonSeptember7,2010,cametoanendwhentheJapanesesidefreedtheChinesecaptainwithexemptionfromprosecution.However,thesovereigndisputesbetweenthetwocountriesarefarfrombeingsettled,aswasdemonstrated

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