China and the Changing World

A time comparison is necessary for analyzing the changes that have taken place in international relations. The September11 attacks took place in 2001, hence the need for a comparison of the situation before and after the events. Here we mean the time star…     

Europe Vis-À-Vis the Changing Regional Order in the MENA

Europe’s relations with the states of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing a critical juncture. When looking at a regional security architecture, Europe’s overarching interest is stability as it prevents conflict and state vacuums from menacing trade and energy supply routes, creating safe havens for terrorist organizations or hostile powers and fueling refugee flows toward Europe. However, compared to the past, European actors are confronted with a sharply new scenario in MENA that challenges these interests, given a progressive retrenchment of the United States, the rise of China, and MENA actors playing a more assertive role in regional politics and conflicts. The February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine is further accelerating these trends. Against this shifting background, MENA countries have intensified efforts to diversify their partnerships with rising global and regional players. European actors still struggle to come to grip with the multipolar scenario in the making—and to design an appropriate strategy to respond.     

″New Particles″ of the Changing World Situation

Theworldsituationasalwayscomplicatedandvolatilehasseensome″newparticles″afterthewaronIraq.Thisisaspecialwarthathasaffectedthewholeworld.ThecourseandconsequencesofthewarhaveexemplifiedthefeverpitchoftheU.S.u-nilateralismandtheheavycostthuspaidbytheU.S.Theyhavealsoresultedinthechangesofrela-tionsbetweenmajorpowersdeepeningthecontra-dictionsbetweenEuropeandtheU.S.inparticular.Furthermorethewaytodealwithotherregionalhotspotshasalsobeenaffectedandthestruggleforen-ergyhasbecomeevenfiercer.I.Th…     

“New Particles” of the Changing World Situation

The world situation, as always complicated and volatile, has seen some “new particles” after the war on Iraq. This is a special war that has affected the whole world. The course and consequences of the war have exemplified the fever pitch of the U.S. unilateralism and the heavy cost thus paid by the U.S. They have also resulted in the changes of relations between major powers,     

Changing the Debate About “Success” in Conflict Resolution Efforts

This essay outlines a conceptual framework for discussing success in interactive conflict resolution and in conflict resolution efforts more generally. It first proposes reasons why evaluation is crucial for improving practice. An overview of the new framework and its development are then presented. This gives the reader a window into its construction and some of the challenges of evaluation in conflict intervention processes. Next, the uses of the framework are explained as well as how its use helps to change the debate about successful processes. Finally, this article discusses how the theoretician, practitioner, and researcher-evaluator can use this framework for their own purposes, and how evaluating processes based upon their goals helps to improve the theory, practice, and research of the field.     

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(1) Mr. Zhang Xiangshan, Advisor tothe Chinese Association for InternationalUnderstanding (CAFIU for short), metwith Mr. Shiranishi Shin Ichiro at requeston April 3, 2000. The latter is Councilmember of the Japan-China Association.(2) On April 4, CAFIU Vice-PresidentYu Wen met with and hosted a dinner inhonor of Mr. Kaminski, who is ExecutiveVice President of the Austria-China Friendship Association and was on a visit to China.Mr. Yu Wen expressed thanks on behalf ofCAFIU P…     

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(1)AttheinvitationofCAFIU,Mr.&Mrs.JohanssofromthePoliticsDepart-mentoftheUmeaUniversityofSwedenandMr.PaulDredessonfromtheWisconsinU-niversityofUS,visitedBejingfromJanuary7to12.(2)Mi.WangJinsheng,SecretaryGeneralofCAFIU,metwithMr.YasudaFumio,DirectoroftheBeijingOfficeoftheJapaneseInternati0nalExchangeFbundatboonJanUarylO.BohsidesmpedthewiShofstrengtheningtiesforfuforemption.(3)onJanwl2,Mi.wangJdegodwithMi.HerbeJess,MiniseroftheGerInanEmbasst0Chin,andCXtendedthankstotheGer…     

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China＇s International Orientation in the Fast- Changing International Situation

The financial crisis is having a great impact on the worldeconomic and political structure. At the same time, it has brought important opportunities to China, a country in a crucial stage of development. The crisis has demonstrated China＇s importance and positive role in international economy, and provided it with favorable conditions to enhance its international influence and status.     

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(1)AttheinvitalonofCAFIIJ,a5-memberdelegationheadedbyMr-TondnagaShigeho,MayoroftheKushiklocityofJaPan,visitedChinafromAugUstl7to24.AiIningatcapingouteducational,cultural,eco-nondcandtradeexchangeswithChina'sseasidecihes,KushildnosetuPtheKushildnoAssociationforIntomationalUnderstalldingattheendofl988.TheyhopetoPromotefoendlyrelationsamongKushildnoandsomeChinesecihesthroughtheirvisit.DuringtheirstayinBeijing,Mr.LiuDeyou,Vice-PresidelltofCAFIUmetwithandheldaban-quetinhonorofthedele…     

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(1)AttheinvitationofCAFIU,a3-memberdelegationoftheJordanianAssociationforInternationalAffairsvisitedChinafromJuly7to15,1998.ThedelegationwasheadedbyMr.AWADAL-KHALIDI,whowasaformerJordanianstateminister.ThiswasthefirstdelegationtheAssociationhassenttovisitChina.TheJordanianguestscametoestablishcontactsandcooperationwithCAFIU,tolearnaboutChina'sdomesticandforeignpolicies,reformandopeningup,andtohaveanexchangeofviewsonotherissuesofmutualinterest.DuringtheirstayinBeijing,MadameHeLu…     

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