Enriching Sino-Japanese People-to-People Exchanges

At the invitation of NPO Corporation Sekai, Japan, a throe member delegation headed by Mr. Du Kening, Deputy Secretary-general of CAFIU visited Japan from July 24-29, and attended its sixth annual conference in Hiroshima. The delegation came into broad contacts with Japanese NGOs, politicians and business people and was basked in a friendly atmosphere. After recent ＂icebreaking＂, ＂ice- melting＂, ＂greeting-spring＂ and ＂warm -spring＂ visits made by the leaders of the two countries, the Sino- Japanese relations have come to a new historic point with new opportunities for development. Our Japanese friends from various circles agreed that we should earnestly implement the strategic consensus by the leaders of both sides, cherish the opportunities and further explore new ways to develop the relationship of the two countries.     

The Privatization of Security: Lessons from Iraq

Images of private forces in Iraq—killed and mutilated in Fallujah, implicated in prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, and shooting up civilian vehicles—have provided a dramatic illustration of the role private security companies (pscs) now play in U.S. military operations. Though the United States’ use of contractors on the battlefield is not entirely new, the increased number of contractors deployed and the use of private security forces to perform an escalating number of tasks has created a new environment that poses important trade-offs for U.S. policy and military effectiveness and for U.S. relations with other states. This article outlines the history of U.S. contractors on the battlefield, compares that with the use of private security in Iraq, discusses the benefits and risks associated with their use, and proposes some trade-offs that decision-makers in the United States should consider while contemplating their use in the future.     

外国公务员惩戒制度与借鉴

外国公务员惩戒制度的主要内容包括惩戒的条件、惩戒的形式、惩戒机关、惩戒程序和不服惩戒的救济 ;比较一致的特点有 :惩戒条件的概括性、惩戒形式的多样性、惩戒机构的双轨制和惩戒程序的严格性 ;对中国而言 ,值得借鉴的经验有 :公务员惩戒制度应高度规范化 ;责、权、罚相适应的规则体系是合法惩戒的根本 ;宽严适中、层次分明的惩戒条件和形式是合理惩戒的重要条件 ;完备严格的程序是惩戒发生预期作用的保障。