简介:I.TheDominoEffectsCausedbyGovernmentalChangeinTunisiaandEgyptMohamedBouazizi,a26-year-oldTunisianuniversitygradturnedstreetvendor,sethimselfonfireinhishomecityonDecember17th,2010inprotestoftheconfiscationofhiswaresandtheharassmentandhumiliationthatwasinflictedonhimbyamunicipalofficialandheraides.ThisincidentbecameacatalystforthegreatunrestandregionalchangesacrossmanycountriesintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.
简介:Sincetheendofthecoldwar,therehavetakeplaceanumberofnotablechangesintheThirdWorldandNorth-Southrelations,whichareexpectedtohaveafar-reachingimpactontheevolvingworldconfigurationandeventheinter-nationalrelationshipinthe21stcentury.
简介:ChinaandtheUnitedStateshavecooperatedcloselyinresolvingthesecondNorthKoreannuclearcrisis.ChinaandtheUnitedStateshaveworkedtogetherwithSouthKorea,RussiaandJapantopreventtheNorthKoreannuclearissuefromspiralingoutofcontrol,andtheyhavealsotriedtomakeprogressinthesix-partytalks.Despitedifferencesovertheissue,bothsidesaremaintainingthemomentumofcooperationwithincreasingmutualunderstandingandtrust.ThecurrentU.S.-NorthKorearapprochementhasprogressedquickly,addinganewfactorinSino-U.S.cooperation.ApartfrombilateralcontactwithNorthKorea,theUnitedStatesisinsistingonamultilateralapproach,continuingtopersuadeChinatoshareresponsibilityforanuclear-freePeninsula,andjointlyadvancingtheprocessinthesecondphasesetforthintheFebruary13AgreementonInitialActions.China'srole,therefore,remainsindispensable.