The Fluctuating U.S.-EU Relations

Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S.-EU relations have gone through twists and turns. From the beginning of 2003 when the United States launched the Iraq War to the spring of 2005 when President George W. Bush paid a visit to Europe, the allies across the Atlantic Ocean had uncompromising confrontations at first, and then showed apparent reconciliation and strengthened     

America versus the Third World

With the end of the Cold War, the concept of the Third World has greatly changed, and the importance of the developing states in U. S. new global strategy, primacy with flexible reactions, has re-oriented. The U. S. policy toward these nations also has become more complicated than during the Cold War period.     

Coercive/Institutional Hegemony and U. S. Status

Since the end of the Cold War, the world structure and America's status in the world have become important topics in international rela- tions. There have appeared three views about U. S. status in the post- Cold War years. The first view is that a unilateral system has been es- tablished, and the United States is the only pole dominating the inter- national system. Other nations including the second-class ones are not qualified to be poles. According to the second point of view, after the…     

New Posture of U.S.＇ Asia-Pacific Strategy

Throughout the Cold War era that follows World War Ⅱ, Europe has always been the focus as well as the center of U.S.-Soviet contention for world hegemony, and hence the main emphasis of the U.S. global strategy and its military deployment has always been in Europe. After the end of the Cold War, especially in recent years, although Europe continues to serve as the pivot of the United States＇ global strategy, the position of the Asia-Pacific region in U.S. global strategy has been greatly elevated along with the evolvement of the international situation and the transformation of world power pattern, especially with the rising of Asia＇s position in world politics, economy and strategy. The main emphasis of the global strategic deployment of the United States is gradually shifting toward the Asia-Pacific region.     

U.S. ＂Hegemonic Anxiety＂ and Its Strategic Shift East

After the Cold War, the U.S. was left as the world' s sole superpower. "There has been no country like the U.S. in history that has possessedsuch a prominent and dominant position." The U.S.' most pres...     

Future U.S.-Russian Relations

Presidential changes in Russia and the U.S. may open new opportunities for improving increasingly important bilateral relations, but expectations are not high. With the elapse of the so-called Putin autocracy and the Bush unilateralism, U.S.-Russian relations are overshadowed by a new ＂Cold Word War,＂ if not a Cold War. The U.S. will continue to accuse Russia of running an autocracy in order to justify its own invasive foreign conduct and gain the moral high-ground. The two powers will be involved in a bitter struggle, alternating between offensives and defensives, containment and cooperation.     

The World in 2014:Peace and Development

The year 2014 was the centennial of World War I,and it was marked by chaos.Wild predictions that a new Cold War was coming,or even World War III were proved to be wholly wrong.The Cold War was a period marked by two military powers armed with nuclear and conventional weapons and engaged in an arms race.Their antagonistic ideologies were crossed swords.Today,the U.S.and Europe,are maybe on the same chorus,but they are singing different tunes,while Russia is a lonely soloist.More importantly,the U.S.,the only country that could really reignite汪Cold War,has shown no signs that it intends to do so.Ironically,U.S.President Barack Obama described Russia as a regional power,a thinly-veiled sarcasm,seeming to imply that Moscow is no longer     

Personal View on Sino-U.S. ＇Trust Deficit＇

The lack of strategic trust between China and the U.S.has attracted a great deal of attention recently in both countries.An article carried in Stars and Strips newspaper said that "bilateral distrust is at an all-time high," and the two are engaged in a "new kind of Cold War".1 Several newspapers in China carried this story and several Chinese scholars also gave their take on the situation.2 The author of this paper believes that this is an exaggerated and one-sided view and does not reflect the reality of the state of China-U.S.relations.     

China vs. the Third World

Since the end of the Cold War, some new features have been revealed in the Third World, which, referring to developing nations for decades, especially in the Cold War years, faces some problems and challenges under heavy economic and political impact. China, as a biggest member of the Third World, also faces new environments and challenges during the     

A "Declining" Power and Its Counter measures

The Iraq war and anti-terrorism became major topics during thisyear's presidential campaign in the United States.Heated debates overthe two issues as well as long-term and unusually fixed"strict half-and-half"division of U.S.media and society also caused by the two issues,to a great extent,have deeply revealed the changes of America's powerstatus in world politics.Compared with U.S.summit of power and willingness to usepower in the early days after the Cold War and the new summit in theyea…     

Coercive/Institutional Hegemony and U.S. Status

Since the end of the Cold War, the world structure and America‘s status in the world have become important topics in international relations. There have appeared three views about U.S. status in the postCold War years. The first view is that a unilateral system has been established, and the United States is the only pole dominating the international system.……     

The Change of Perceptions Each Other

Fu: It seems that most of us don‘t think miniature Cold War an appropriate term for current U. S. -Russia relations. To be more exact,the two are ill at ease with each other or in the state of cold peace, a term to your liking, which depicts a partial, phased and restrained confrontation, definitely not a return to the superpower contention seen in the Cold War years. Both “cold“ and “no war“ reflect the reality. The lowering of original bilateral warmth has much to do with their mutual assessment, especially changes in U.S. assessment of Russian domestic develorments. Well, let us shift our discussion to this topic.……     

The Change of Perceptions Each Other

Fu: It seems that most of us don't think miniature Cold War an appropriate term for current U. S. -Russia relations. To be more exact,the two are ill at ease with each other or in the state of cold peace, a term to your liking, which depicts a partial, phased and restrained con- frontation , definitely not a return to the superpower contention seen in the Cold War years. Both "cold" and "no war" reflect the reality. The lowering of original bilateral warmth has much to do with their mutual …     

Understanding China＇s New Strategic Dialogues

Strategic dialogues are not rarely seen in contemporary international relations and diplomatic practices. The United States and the Soviet Union held strategic nuclear weapons negotiations as rivals during the Cold War; the United States has been holding strategic consultations with Japan and the Europe as allies in the framework of the U.S.-Japan alliance and NATO respectively. China had a few classical cases of strategic dialogues in the 20th Century, among which the most well-known are the meeting between Chairman Mao Zedong and U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972,     

ABSTRACTS

Saudi Arabia： the Strategic Pivot of American Middle East Policy Feng Jihua The U.S. pursued different strategies toward the Middle East in and after the Old War. During the Old War, the major strategic goals of the U.S. included ensuring stable oil supply from the Middle East and security of Israel, and containing the Soviet expansion in the region. In the post Cold War era, in addition to ensuring stable oil supply and security of Israel, its Middle East strategy also includes actively promotion of Western style democracy in the region. As the ideologies of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are totally different and they have contrasting stances over the Palestinian-lsraeli issue, there have been some collisions between the two countries since they established diplomatic relations. Nonetheless, their relationship has been built upon the basis of practical interest, which has transcended their differences in political systems, ideology and foreign policies, and their strategic cooperation continues. In the near future, Saudi Arabia will maintain the important position as a strategic pivot for American Middle East policy.     

Encouraging a Neutral U.S. and Building Friendly Ties with China＇ s Neighbors

The U.S.has encouraged regional countries to gang up against China in seas around China as part of its strategy of returning to Asia.This looks like a new kind of Cold War directed against China which threatens the nation’s sovereignty.How can we interpret this new international situation     

The Coming Sino-U.S. Clash？ --A Review of The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Eight years ago, Professor John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago argued that a Sino-U.S. confrontation was inevitable in the first 20 years of the 21st century. In the light of the 20 years＇ development in Northeast Asia since the end of the Cold War, however, all scenarios and explanations given in The Tragedy of Great Power Politics are incorrect.     

Nuclear Proliferation in the Post-Cold War Era

Nuclear weapons look set to stay with us, fulfilling as they do a different role from that of conventional weapons, in terms of their deadly potential for massive destruction. Indeed, nuclear weapons served as a stabilizing force during the hostile Cold War period. Sine the end of the Cold War, our world has undergone huge changes. Relative peace continues to be maintained on the basis of the logic of a ＂balance of terror＂, but the nuclear cloud hanging over human beings has never quite left us. Both the U.S. and Russia retain large nuclear arsenals, and a significant number of state and non-state actors on the stage of world politics continue to show interest in this lethal weapon. So-called ＂nuclear crises＂ flare up and test the wodd＇s nerves every now and again, and with some major nuclear powers continuing to make adjustments to their nuclear policies, the world nuclear proliferation position appears to be undergoing significant and profound change and transformation. In this article the author intends to help readers to become acquainted with the nuclear status quo as well as the characteristics of post-Cold War nuclear proliferation. The author also aims to help readers to understand the causes of the post-Cold War nuclear proliferation.     

China and the Changing International Order

from the beginning of 2014, the international order has undergone some quite dramatic changes in several parts of the world. The Ukrainianpolitical crisis has gradually evolved into a U.S.-Russia confrontation two decades after the end of the Cold War. In the Middle East, the extremist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham （ISIS） invaded Iraq, gaining much territory in the north of the country.     

Principal Contradictions and Changes

The September 11 terrorist attacks are the most notable events that occurred since the end of the Cold War. It is not only a logical outcome of world development post Cold War but is also an important variable influencing world development. In order to evaluate the influence of the development of the international relations in these five years, the international background after the Cold War must be taken into consideration and the characteristics and changes of the three principal contradictions described below need to be understood.