Empire, Region, World: the International Context of Australian Foreign Policy since 1939

What have been the most important factors in international relations for Australian foreign‐policymakers over the last sixty years? Five broad themes stand out: the end of empire; Cold War dependency; the changing nature of security; economic development; and race and national identity. Cumulatively, and often in intertwined ways, these themes have amounted to little short of a revolution in Australia's place in the world since the Second World War. The challenges facing Australians have, as a result, been considerable. The international context in which Liberals have made foreign policy has been reshaping Australia as it has been reshaping the external environment.     

Chinese Security in the Post-11 September World: Implications for Asia and the Pacific

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the Bush administration's policy changes, Chinese strategic specialists are engaged in a wide ranging and increasingly public debate over China's national security strategies and priorities. Although senior leaders continue to argue that most trends remain favorable for Chinese security interests, far more cautionary assessments are also being voiced. In this article, Jonathan D. Pollack, chairman of the Strategic Research Department, US Naval War College, points out that the increased complexity and differentiation in Chinese policymaking reveals multiple trends at work. Even as Chinese policymakers emphasize their keen desire to reinforce regional stability, the longer-term picture remains clouded, from the Taiwan straits to the Korean peninsula to Central Asia to future developments in nuclear weapons policy. Pollack argues that there is a compelling need to invigorate exchanges between senior officials in Beijing, Washington, Tokyo and other major capitals, lest China and other states undertake policies that undermine the prospects for long term regional stability and security.     

美欧分歧与"适应霸权"--罗伯特·卡根《天堂与实力:新世界秩序中的美国与欧洲》评介

当今世界最重要的双边关系不外乎美欧关系了。这对盟友一个是昔日的世界霸主,另一个是当今世界的盟主。它们同是世界最发达国家和地区,发源于共同的西方文明,又都是“启蒙运动的孩子”,有着共同的价值观、相同的宗教、相似的文化背景和相近的生活方式。在处理世界事务、制订外交政策时,似乎有着“共同的理念与理想”。至少从表面上看,它们都倡导立宪民主,主张多党政治,强调个体人权,赞成自由贸易,反对恐怖主义和防止大规模杀伤性武器扩散。然而,这么多表面上的相似,却无法掩盖双方越来越多的分歧,这一分歧最终在对伊拉克战争问题上,形成了水…     

二战以来东南亚地缘政治格局的变化和发展

东南亚地理位置在军事上历来具有重要的战略意义。二战结束以来 ,东南亚的地缘政治格局随着国际形势的发展而变化。“9·11事件”的发生 ,使东南亚的地缘政治的重要性进一步凸现。本文主要分析二战以来东南亚地缘政治格局的变化以及“9·11事件”给东南亚地区的地缘政治格局带来的影响。