The key issue is to find a balance between exploiting and protecting natural resources Arctic affairs can be divided into those of a regional nature and those that have global implications. Those that are regional are properly resolved thro... [FULL TEXT]

As climate change hastens the disappearance of the Arctic ice cap, global players including sovereign states, international organizations and multinational corporations are beginning to take greater interest in the northernmost part of the ... [FULL TEXT]

After more than 30 years of reform and opening up, China under its fourth generation of leadership faces a big challenge to both manage its development and define its world role. Globally, with its growing influence and interests in the int... [FULL TEXT]

On September 25-27, 2013, I had the opportunities to have three sideline meetings with some international participants to the conference entitled The G20 at Five: “New Model of Major Power Relationship” and the G20. This conference was h... [FULL TEXT]

There is a lack of consensus within China concerning the role of the G20 as the new leading global governance institution. On the one hand, the G20 has been credited for coordinating an effective and collective response to the financial cri... [FULL TEXT]

The facts are clear: On Wednesday August 21, 2013, the Syrian conflict entered a different stage with the deadliest use of chemical weapons since the Iran-Iraq War. A few weeks later Washington confirmed the deployment of sarin gas in the a... [FULL TEXT]

May 6, as the British election drew to a close, a “Hung Parliament” appeared for the first time since 1974. After several days of dramatic and on-and-off negotiations among the Conservative, Labour, and the Liberal Democrats, the result of ... [FULL TEXT]

This session is addressing the topic of reconfiguration of international order，which I think the dynamism of global distribution of power is the most significant game changer. As my Chinese and European colleagues have already talked a lot ... [FULL TEXT]