Ties that Bind: Dynamics of Group Radicalisation in Italy’s Jihadists Headed for Syria and Iraq

In recent years, thousands of radical citizens and residents from Europe have joined the so-called ‘Islamic State’ (IS) in Syria and Iraq. Unlike other European countries, Italy has traditionally been characterised by the prevalence of individual pathways of radicalisation over group mechanisms. Nevertheless, recent cases show interesting indications of the increasing role of small groups based on pre-existing personal relationships (family and friendship ties). This kind of bond can be particularly salient for IS, a jihadist “proto-state”, which needs not only ‘foreign fighters’ but also new ‘citizens’ of different sexes and ages, including entire families.     

朝鲜经济发展方式探析

近年来,朝鲜正在将政策重心从核武安全问题转移到国内经济建设和对外经贸合作上。一系列经济政策措施表明,朝鲜正在探索"朝鲜式的"经济发展方式:在不触及朝鲜现有体制的前提下,不断提高科技发展水平,改善产业结构,扩大对外经济合作,通过体制外改革,建立新的经济发展体系,探索实现"强盛大国"战略目标的路径和方式。其中,对外经济合作对朝鲜经济发展方式的探索具有重要意义。要实现经济发展方式的转变,朝鲜还需要国内外各种条件和措施的配合,需要克服许多困难。     

近期马来西亚经济发展与外资变化

本文论述与分析亚洲金融危机后马来西亚的经济发展趋势和外资投资发展趋势的变化及其国际、亚太地区区域内、马来西亚国内的经济背景。     

The US discourse on political Islam: is Obama's a truly post-‘war on terror’ administration?

In this article, I examine the legacy of the discourse on political Islam in the context of George W. Bush's ‘war on terror’, reflecting on the role this discourse has performed in constructing and affirming the United States' self-identity as a beacon of ‘democracy’, ‘progress’ and ‘modernity’, in contradistinction to an Islamist ‘other’. It will evaluate the three most prominent manifestations of the modern rationalist paradigm in relation to the ‘war on terror’ discourse: the tendency to ‘ideologise terror’; the tendency to conflate Islamist movements and view them solely within a security/counterterrorism framework; and the tendency to employ double standards when distinguishing between what is regarded as legitimate and illegitimate uses of political violence. This article will then consider to what extent it is appropriate to label the period since the Obama election as a truly ‘post-war on terror’ politics.     

正在崛起的印尼经济分析与前景透视

近几年,印尼连续出台多项经济措施,促进经济增长、增加就业岗位、减少贫困和保护环境等,经济建设成效为其经济持续发展打下了良好基础。随着经济结构的调整,投资、出口和私人消费等逐渐成为印尼经济增长的引擎。印尼经济正在崛起,即将成为一个类似于中国和印度那样的新兴经济体。     

An assessment of democratic vulnerability: regime type,economic development,and coups d’état

Prior research has not established a clear relationship between democracy and insulation from coups d’état, with very few studies illustrating robust findings on the subject. I contend that the lack of attention paid to the conditional influences of democracy on coups has resulted in these mixed findings. I posit that insulation from coups occurs at higher levels of economic development in both autocracies and democracies. However, the vulnerability present at low levels of economic development is significantly greater in democracies. Poor democracies lack the coercive capacity associated with authoritarian states, suffer from relatively weaker patronage networks, and have smaller pots for public goods provision, all making them less capable of maintaining elite loyalty. An assessment of 165 states for the years 1950–2011 offers strong support for the argument. Democracies are indeed an important part of the coup story, but only when simultaneously addressing their level of economic development.     

国际金融危机对中国开放型经济的影响及中国的和平发展

2008年由美国次贷危机引发的全球金融危机使中国的外向型经济受到严峻考验.然而在危机中,中国开创了以开放促改革和发展的独特的经济增长道路,使对外经济关系上了一个新台阶,抓住了机遇,实现了新的发展.后金融危机时代中国面临着国内外经济环境的重大变化,开放型经济发展的难度增大.30年的改革开放,中国始终走的是和平发展的道路.今后,中国寻求的仍然是在竞争与合作中同世界共赢.     

不容乐观的东北亚区域合作走势分析——对吉林省对外经贸战略的若干思考

历经坎坷的东北亚区域经济合作虽巳展现雏形,但并没有取得实质性成果,图们江地区开发也是进展缓慢,与合作的有利因素相比,不利因素仍占据主导地位,再加上全球金融危机的影响,东北亚区域经济合作的总体形势不容乐观.对此,吉林省必须从现实出发,围绕对外经贸战略进行重新思考,以推行"全面合理化"为手段,脚踏实地的推进"质量立省"战略的实施,为今后参与可能出现的东北亚区域经济合作积蓄力量和奠定基础.