According to Chinese expert views, the security issues in Central Asia have always been formulated as cornerstone of SCO.[1] Its predecessor, the Shanghai Five mechanism, was originated and grew from the endeavor by China, Russia, Kazakhsta... [FULL TEXT]

In June 2012, the EU Summit came up with the Single Supervisory Mechanism– SSM.[1] According to this resolution, the European Commission submitted a proposal to the Council of the European Union on September 12 for “a Council Regulati... [FULL TEXT]

China has maintained increasingly close relationship with Europe in trade, investment among other fields. Therefore, when the European debt crisis took place, it immediately became a hot issue of great interest for Chinese policy-makers, sc... [FULL TEXT]

As EU Special Representative, I have a wide ranging mandate from EU Foreign Ministers covering all aspects of EU policy towards Sudan and South Sudan. At the core of this mandate is the promotion of peace and stability in Sudan and South Su... [FULL TEXT]

本文讨论新时期中国对外战略问题。这里有两层意思需要首先厘清，一是新时期的定义。在中国的政治术语中，新时期是涵盖面较广的，本文论述的范围限于中共十六大以后的将近10年时间。做这种划分显然是以中国国内政治发展为主脉的，旨在对这个重要时期的中国对外战略做初步探索，力求论证在中国成长为全球大国的道路上，这是一个承前启后、继往开来的决定性时期。另一是对外战略的定义。大国的对外战略一般具有全球性的范畴和布局，但中国迄今并未颁布过任何关于中国全面的对外战略的官方正式文件，中国的对外政策宣示... [FULL TEXT]

There are, however, great economic disparities among them. For example, per capita GDP in Sweden is $36,502 whereas in Belarus is $13,864. Under a neoclassical convergence hypothesis all the less developed countries of the four sea basins h... [FULL TEXT]