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:DifficultiestheU.S.high-techindustryisnowfacingmaybeonlytemporarybutuncertaintyoverlawsandpoliciescouldcreateasetback.Theemergingtransformationbasedonadvancedrobotics,3-Dmanufacturing,newmaterials,bigdataanddigitalization,whichsomeconsidera"third"industrialrevolution,willcometofullflowerlaterthanexpectediftheAmericangovernmentfailstofine-tunerelevantlawsand
简介:TheRepublicanseizureofCongressmajority(53seatsinthe100-seatSenateand230outof435Houseseats)putanendtoa40-yearHousedominationbytheDemocratsandconsequentlytheirsimultaneouscontrolofboththepresidencyandthelegislature.ThiswillmeantightercongressionalrestraintsoverBillClintoninthetworemainingyearsofhispresidency.Whatismore,theRepublicansalsowon31of50governorshipsandtheirgainsinclude8ofthe10crucialbiggeststatessuchasCalifornia,NewYorkandTexas,asituationboundtomakegreatimpactonthe1996presidentialrace.
简介:TheIraqwarandtheNorthKoreannuclearcrisisarethetwobigeventsthatareattractingworldwideattention.Themanydebatesandchangesthathavearisenaroundtheglobefromthesetwoissues,withtheformerinparticular,cannotbutcauseevery
简介:Intoday’sworld,competitionbollsdowntothatofoverallNationalstrength.Acountry’sdevelopmentandstrengtharereflectednotonlyinhardpowerincludingeconomicgrowth,scientificandtechnologicaladvancementandmilitarypowerenhancementbutalsoinsoftpowerincludingcultureandideology,spiritualpursuitandmoralstrength.Inrecentyears,majorpowershave
简介:AlthoughChina’scoreinterestsintheMiddleEastareeconomic,theseareinterwovenwithitsotherinterestsincludingthoseintheareasofpolitics,strategy,securityandoverseasinterests.Becauseofthesignificantgapbetweenitsinterestsanditsinfluence,ChinashouldadoptanewstrategyintheMiddleEast,onethatisdifferentfromthosethatotherpowershaveemployedintheregion.
简介:HowexactlytoseeAmerica'sforeignpolicyofBush'ssecondterm?Toputitbriefly,ontheissuesscholarsofAmericaandothercountriesincludingChinacanroughlydividedintotwoschools,theyarerespectively"continueorconstantschool"and"changeoradjustschool."TheformerbelievesthatBush'swininthegeneralelectionmeansavictoryofconservatism.Inhissecondterm,PresidentBushwillnotchangethegeneraldirectionofhistoughforeignpolicy.
简介:Since2003,theIrannuclearissuehasattractedworldwideattention.Thisistheworld’smostprotractedandmostinfluentialconfrontationbetweenasuperpowerandabigIslamiccountrysincetheendoftheColdWar.AstheIrannuclearissuehasabearingonthemaintenanceoftheinternationalnuclearnon-proliferationsystem,theUnitedNations,theInternational
简介:Wang:Wehavediscussedissuesconcerningtheinfluenceof"overthrowingSaddam"attheregionallevelanditstrend.Next,itisnecessaryforustogodeeperanddiscussitatthegloballevel.Itisveryclearthat"strikingIraq,""overthrowingSaddam,"and"transforming
简介:Since2017,theadjustmentofJapan’ssecuritypolicyhasacceleratedtowarditsgoalofself-defense.In2018,JapanwillreviseitsNationalDefenseProgramGuidelines.AccordingtoPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,therevision,“insteadofextendingtheexistingpolicyline,willconsiderthevisionofthedefensecapabilitiestrulynecessaryforprotectingtheJapanesepeople,”1whichindicatesthattheJapanesedefenseforcewillundergoaqualitativechange.Withtheadjustmentofitssecuritypolicy,Japanwilladoptmoreprogressivemeasuresindefensespending,procurementofdefenseequipment,improvementofdefensesystems,andbreakthroughofitsdefenseregulations.Externally,Japanwillfurtheradvancedefensediplomacy,andconsolidateandexpanditssecuritycooperationnetwork,whichwillhaveasignificantimpactonregionalsecurityandthusdeservescloseattention.
简介:Iraqwarrevealstwobasicfeaturesincurrentinternationalsituation.Thefirstfeatureisdisturbance.Terrorismendangeringtheworldisadisturbance,weaponsofmassdestructionbeingproliferatedovertheworldisadisturbance,greatpowersrealigningisadisturbance,
简介:TheU.S.Presidentialcampaignin2004revealedaphenomenonofhigh"polarization"inAmericansociety,anditalsoexposedthesharpcompetitionbetweenthetwopoliticalforces--liberalandconservative.FinallymoreoftheconstituencyvotedforBush,henceMr.Bushwonre-election.ThishasnotonlychangedtheBushfamily'sfateof"winningawarbutlosingelection,"butalsohelpedBushcleanuphispsychologicalshadowofhis"presidency"decidedbytheSupremeCourtinthelastgeneralelection.Asa"wartimepresident,undoubtedlyBushwillbecomegreaterpoliticalconfidenceforhissecondterm.
简介:The'Af-PakStrategy'formulatedbytheObamaadministrationischaracterizedby'localization','integration','demilitarization'and'polygonization'.Itisarationalstrategy,butithasthreedefects:thefirstisthatstrongpressureimposedonPakistanmaymakethecountrymoreunstableandincreasetheunrestinsurroundingareas;thesecondisthat'demilitarization'willbeunabletoproduceresultsortomeetthepoliticalneedsoftheObamaadministration;thethirdisthatitsgeopoliticaldimensionmayweakenothercountries'cooperationandsupport.Chinagenerallysupportsthestrategy,butstillhasmanymisgivings.