Playing with Information: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Russian Press

This article examines how the modern Russian press covers the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both historically and currently. Since print media are some of the most popular sources of information in Russia, such analysis helps us understand the media's priorities in presenting the conflict to Russian society. The article focuses on the inherently manipulative, albeit hidden, essence and layout of this material, which increases the likelihood of information bias. While the quality of the reporting on this conflict demonstrates the proximity of contemporary Russian media to the interests of the country's ruling powers, it also provides opportunities for the government to influence its audience's comprehension of Middle East politics.     

Seas,Oceans and Fisheries: A Challenge for Good Governance

Abstract

Seas, oceans and fisheries are probably among the most challenging natural resource systems to govern. This contribution discusses why this is so by analysing the key issues and presenting a selection of approaches to tackle them. The main recommendations are for control of illegal and open access fisheries, reduction of perverse subsidies, establishment of more marine protected areas, and proper evaluation of the importance of fisheries to future generations. Only then can fisheries be managed sustainably. The paper uses fish and fisheries in the Commonwealth of Nations to illustrate the points being made.     

美国的外层空间政策与冷战--兼论冷战的知觉错误与过度防御心理

美国的外层空间政策是深受冷战影响的一个国家安全政策领域。本文在综合运用美国解密文件的基础上,探讨冷战期间美国的外层空间政策。文章认为,大国空间决策及空间时代的到来,改变了美苏的综合实力对比和美国的决策心理定式,并使冷战和空间政策实施具有了同一性;美国决策者制定空间政策的前提是根源于“过度威胁预期”和“记忆恐惧”的知觉错误,其结果是导致决策过程中的“非逻辑性”和“过度防御心理”的产生。     

中国-东盟自由贸易区:广东面临的挑战与机遇

20世纪70年代末以来,广东与东盟经贸关系发展迅速,双方贸易往来扩大,经济合作全面展开.随着中国-东盟自由贸易区建设的启动,广东与东盟国家经贸关系的发展面临着前期开发东盟市场不够、建立中国-东盟自由贸易区的热效应的压力和出口产品结构亟待调整等方面的挑战.与此同时,由于广东自身拥有独特的先行优势、人缘优势、经济技术优势和"泛珠三角"经济合作的推力等因素,在中国-东盟自由贸易区的建设过程中,广东与东盟国家的经贸关系有着许多发展机遇.     

A Preferential Option for the Spirit: The Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Latin America's New Religious Economy

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), the Latin American church's largest and most dynamic lay movement, demands scholarly attention for its extraordinary appeal among Catholic laity and its unanimous approval by national episcopacies. If the church is finally using mass media and other Protestant techniques for evangelization, it is because of the Charismatics, whose missionary zeal rivals that of their chief competitors, the Pentecostals. This study uses the tools of religious economy to analyze the reasons for the Renewal's rapid growth and acceptance. In attempting to explicate the CCR's success, the study also examines the major ecclesial trends during the movement's three decades in Latin America.     

进一步深化中国-印尼战略伙伴关系:机遇与挑战

2005年中国与印尼建立战略伙伴关系以来,两国关系加快向全面、稳定和高层次方向发展.但是,两国关系在经贸等方面还存在一些摩擦和障碍,需要双方加强互信去解决.如何把两国战略伙伴关系推向新阶段,需要两国政府贯彻落实相关政策与协定和专家学者的建言献策.     

A Turk of the West: Sir Edgar Vincent's Career in Egypt and the Ottoman Empire

This article examines the concept of the ‘gentleman capitalist’, as embodied by the career of Sir Edgar Vincent (1857–1941), arguing that a career as a financier was not incompatible with the status of a gentleman in Victorian Britain. From the 1830s, both the City of London and the British government agreed on free trade as the bedrock of British commercial policy, and the use of financial power as a means of extending both formal and informal empire. The life of Sir Edgar Vincent is discussed in detail, particularly his period in Egypt as Financial Adviser to the Khedive and in Constantinople as Director-General of the Imperial Ottoman Bank. The article concludes that Sir Edgar believed absolutely in Britain's civilizing mission in the Middle East, promoting her interests whenever possible, but equally that he had no qualms about using his official position for financial gain.     

冷战与发展的矛盾——20世纪50年代美国对东南亚条约组织的经济政策

自二战以来,为了实现自己在东南亚地区的外交、安全与经济等多重目标,美国政府将推动这一区域的经济一体化作为一个重要的手段。美国政府在这方面最早的实践之一就是在1954年成立的、以遏制共产主义为目标的集体安全组织东南亚条约组织中所进行的相关经济活动。由于主要服从美国自身在这一区域的外交和安全目的,美国的相关政策招致相关盟国的批评。不过,20世纪50年代美国政府对东南亚条约组织的经济政策的诸多特点一直延续了下来,甚至在今天也仍可见其影响。