Fiji’s Foreign Relations: Retrospect and Prospect

Abstract

Of all the island states of the Southwest Pacific, Fiji’s foreign relations have been the most fraught since the advent of independence in the region, due largely to a succession of coups d'état. These have invariably precipitated adverse responses from major partners and aid donors, notably Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the European Union. The last coup in 2006 also unsettled relations in Fiji’s more immediate region, especially among some of its smaller Polynesian neighbours, contributing to Fiji’s unprecedented suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum. This article reviews Fiji’s foreign relations from the time of independence in 1970 through the period of successive coups to the 2014 elections. It also examines Bainimarama’s strategies in extending foreign relations in the broader international sphere as well as issues surrounding the ‘normalisation’ of relations with its traditional partners.     

Uncertainties at the European Union's southern borders: actors,policies, and legal frameworks

A multiplicity of legal and political arrangements regulate the European Union's external borders. With borders representing the intersection between national and international law and politics, the EU also acquired some legal competences in this realm. The resulting triple set of rules coincides with the growing disaggregation of the classical functions of borders. This state of affairs generates legal and procedural uncertainties and results in a growing ambiguity and lack of transparency, in terms of competences and accountability. Due to the EU's concerns with transnational terrorism, and the growing securitization of migration, the EU's borders with the states of the Middle East and North Africa are particularly relevant in this regard, with the resulting uncertainties touching upon fundamental rights. This article discusses the conceptual starting point of the growing institutional, legal, and political complexity at the EU's southern borders, together with relevant aspects and developments, thus also providing the background to the different contributions in this special issue.     

中日第三方市场合作的挑战与对策

作为一种创新的国际合作模式,中日第三方市场合作未来发展前景广阔,给中日双方带来巨大机遇,但推动第三方市场合作仍面临诸多挑战:两国在参与第三方市场合作项目中存在竞争惯性思维;中日第三方市场合作须应对地缘政治博弈的挑战;日本国内政治对中日第三方市场合作的"负向外溢效应";中日关于第三方市场合作项目的标准与规则的分歧;面临第三方不稳定因素的影响。为此,需要中日两国发挥各自优势,携手寻求在第三方市场的合作机会;明确两国合作的方向和目标,避免域外因素干扰,推动RCEP早日签署生效;增进中日政治互信,使中日政经关系形成相互促进的良性循环;建立长效支持促进机制,推动双方共同制定国际标准;做好第三方市场风险管控预防工作。     

War Hypotheses: Drug Trafficking,Sovereignty and the Armed Forces in Mexico

This essay analyses how Mexican presidents have interpreted the concepts of drug trafficking and national security and how these particular connotations have redefined national sovereignty and the specific role of the armed forces in protecting this sovereignty. A qualitative technique of discourse analysis is used to examine public speeches by Zedillo (1994–2000), Fox (2000–2006) and Calderón (2006–2012). The conclusions suggest that drug trafficking and US omnipresence are the two main issues that shaped Mexico's national security threats during this period, with qualitatively distinct trajectories.     

试谈“异化劳动”概念的意义域

任何科学概念都有其意义域,真理多走一步就可能转化为谬误,异化劳动概念也不例外。马克思对资本主义劳资关系最初的把握是异化劳动,后来则走向更为科学的三种认知,分别体现在《共产党宣言》、《资本论》和“跨越卡夫丁峡谷”的设想中。马克思当年对“德国的或‘真正的’社会主义”的时空条件分析值得借鉴。当今中国社会主义市场经济中的劳资关系,应当走建设合作之路。     

哲学与宗教的相互关系及其现代启示

哲学和宗教既有密切的联系,又有明显的区别和界限。任何真正的哲学都不能不认真面对如何认识、理解和对待宗教的问题。作为人类文化的基本样态,哲学和宗教将在相当长的历史时期内与人类相伴随,仍会在发展的过程中彼此交融、对立斗争。在现代科学技术迅猛发展的背景下,哲学、科学与宗教的关系更为复杂和微妙。我们要尊重科学、发展科学,积极促进哲学的繁荣,同时要加强宗教学理论的研究,妥善处理宗教事务,引领宗教健康发展,引导宗教与社会主义相适应。     

对贵州民族识别工作的探析与思考

中国自19世纪50年代开展民族识别工作以来,取得了举世瞩目的伟大成果。但就身处于西南边陲的贵州省而言,虽然也在民族识别工作的进程中努力探索并奋斗了60多年,但仍旧有数十万人的未识别民族存在,这既有历史的客观原因,也有主观认识上存在的问题。因此,对贵州民族识别工作的探析与思考就显得尤为重要。     

国内外学界关于1949-1978年两岸关系的研究综述

台湾问题是中国的内政问题,1949年新中国成立以来,中国共产党与中国国民党围绕台湾问题进行了长达30年的武力对峙。在新中国成立的第一个30年内,对台政策是中国政府内政、外交生活的重要主题之一。数十年来,国内外学者对这一时期的两岸关系、对台政策、中美关系等进行了较为深人、丰富、细致的研究,为改革开放新时期“一国两制、和平统一”政策的出台,奠定了思想、政治和理论基础。     

美国“TPP战略”与台湾加入之前景解析

近年来,美国所倡导和力推的“跨太平洋伙伴关系协议”（TPP）得到了台湾当局的积极响应。美国基于牵制中国主导的东亚经济一体化进程以及扩大对台贸易出口的双重动因,对台湾加入TPP表示支持。而台湾当局出于拓展“国际经贸空间”,提升美台实质性关系,并减少对大陆经济依赖度等多重目的,也积极谋求加入TPP。但是受制于两岸关系的现实以及中美关系的大局,加之台湾岛内经济自由化程度远未达到TPP的要求,台湾当局加入TPP的过程势必困难重重。     

Nationalism and the Rise of Peru's General Velasco

Velasco's brand of military nationalism marked a real break from the orientation of the majority of Peruvian military regimes, which were pro‐United States and espoused limited government. Many attempts have been made to explain this outcome, but the release of documents from British and United States archives clarify certain issues. Above all, Velasco's use of the nationalist card enabled him to win over decisive support from both the military and political society. This support gave him sufficient leverage to consolidate his personal position, which he did before launching a major programme of domestic property expropriation.