Latvian sandstone caves as cultural phenomena

This article examines academic cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region. Academic networks are being discussed as indicators of regionalization, but research on the empirical basis is scarce. In the article, the regional networks of 70 higher education institutions in the Baltic States and the German federal state Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania are analyzed. The analysis shows a heterogeneous pattern for the regional higher education area. Regional embedding depends on the focus of an academy and its participation in regional networks. The article concludes with a discussion of options to be considered by regional organizations in order to strengthen regional academic cooperation.     

中国东海法律问题

In the most range of the East China Sea, the exploiting oil and gas have been blocked for decades by conflicting claims to the boundaries and islets by China and Japan. For the sake of addressing conflicts in a comprehensive cooperation by bilateral and multilateral agreements aiming at reducing rising tensions and harvesting resources in disputed areas, it has become a key issue worthy of research. Zhou Zhonghai is a professor of international law and director of the International Law Center in China University of Political Science and Law. He was a senior visiting scholar of the Law School, University of Virginia (1991). As a legal adviser of the Chinese delegation to the third UN conference on the law of the sea, he once attended the drafting committee conference. His main works include Comments on International Law (2001), International Law of the Sea (1987), Legal Problems on International Economic Relations (1993), Peace, Justice and Law (1996), Technologic Progress and Development of the Law of the sea (1998), Law Dictionary (1998), Business Law in China, Trade, Investment and Finance (1997), On the Case of Agusto Pinochet Ugarte (1999). In addition, he has published many essays, for instance, Zhonghai Zhou’s essays on international law (2006), Jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (2005), International law and its functions in international relations (1997), On diplomatic protection for the overseas investments (2007).     

评析中国在南中国海问题中的地位与作用

南中国海是一片在地图上不起眼的区域,但它却对亚太区的稳定起着举足轻重的作用。关于南沙群岛主权归属的争议一直是东南亚地区的热点问题。中国及台湾地区、越南、菲律宾、马来西亚和缅甸等国关于南沙群岛的主权归属问题一直存在争议。南沙群岛因其丰富的石油和其他天然资源及重要的战略地位受到关注。中国作为崛起的大国,对南中国海区域的稳定起着重要的作用。中国会在南沙问题上扮演什么角色呢?是引起军事争端还是与东南亚国家合作,和平解决南沙问题呢?这将是本文要回答的关键问题。同时本文也对中国在南中国海问题中扮演的角色做出批判性的评价。     

中国环渤海经济圈产业竞争力要素分析

区域经济的发展水平决定于区域产业竞争力。环渤海经济圈的产业竞争力取决于四个要素:基础条件竞争力、竞争实力、竞争潜力和环境竞争力,具体体现这些要素的是区域资源优势、经济发展水平、大企业数量与规模、销售状况以及跨国公司的投资规模,还有主导产业及产业集群等。要提高环渤海经济圈产业竞争力,需要加强区域产业联系以促进区域经济一体化;保持区域产业竞争优势持续力;提供培养区域产业竞争力的政策。     

Pipeline Diplomacy: The Geopolitics of the Caspian Sea Region

The Caspian Sea region is important to world energy markets because it holds large reserves of undeveloped oil and natural gas. In order to fully utilize these resources several challenges need to be addressed. These include an accurate assessment of the region's hydrocarbon resources; rivalries between regional and international powers; domestic ethnic conflicts; and lack of appropriate export routes. This study examines these four obstacles. It argues that the region could help increase world energy security by diversifying global sources of supply; however, the notion that the Caspian's oil and gas can be the panacea to long–term global energy security is misguided.     

泰国对南海争端的态度：表现、成因、趋势和影响

作为南海争端的“局外人”,泰国反对南海问题复杂化和扩大化,反对南海问题影响中国—东盟整体关系的发展,希望争端各方能够和平解决争端。同时,自2012年开始接替越南成为中国—东盟关系协调国后,泰国在南海问题是否应该东盟化问题上开始“走钢丝”。泰国对南海争端的态度与其国家利益密不可分。总体来看,泰国对南海问题的态度有利于南海局势的和平与稳定,有利于争端国家之间危机管控能力的提升。但是,泰国追求东盟在南海问题上形成共同立场以与中国开展集团式谈判的态度和行为会加剧南海争端东盟化。展望未来,泰国对南海问题的态度将会在保持一定的延续性的基础上追求在中国与东盟之间的平衡。     

从叙情到感悟：詹澈诗艺的演变

詹澈前期多写叙事性长诗,以台湾本省籍农民、外省籍老兵、原住民为主要刻画对象,呈现一幅各族群民众融洽互爱、共生共存的图景。其于叙事中包含较多抒情成分的“叙情”表达方式具有深厚的中国传统诗学渊源。近期创作则更多转向“感悟”,而“感悟”也正是中国诗学区别于西方的“分析”的最具独创意义的艺术手段。诗人以台湾东海岸奇特的草木鸟兽和山岩海礁为重要描写对象,通过移植生命于物象和时空伸缩,追溯亿万年前的悠渺时代或海升陆沉、板块碰撞等巨大空间运动,表达对大至宇宙天地,小至庶民生活的诸多问题的关注和感悟,特别是对原住民文化和生命情态有着深切感受和把握。詹澈诗作堪称中国新诗发展富有个性的作品。     

茅盾与左翼都市叙事中的欲望表达

作为左翼都市叙事的范本,《子夜》的叙述焦点已不在个体的命运和精神历程,而是转向了有关中国社会的宏大叙事,它对都市生活中欲望的书写方式也相应地产生了一系列变异,非个人的集体成了都市叙述中的欲望主体。茅盾试图将以个人欲望为枢轴的都市叙事与揭示社会发展规律的历史叙事扭合在一起,达到一种综合。然而,在很多情形中,他的努力以失败告终。这两种不同类型的叙事无法重合,即便作者勉强将它们叠合成一体,不谐和的裂缝依旧随处可见。     

基于义务的合作：角色理论与中美东亚安全互动

共同利益常被视为国际安全合作的重要基础,但鉴于中美之间的利益冲突众多,有必要把强调义务而非利益的、基于角色的合作模式作为补充的合作路径。在国际安全关系中,相关国家所应承担的角色及义务有其客观性,基于角色的合作能够为相关议题以及行为体间的合作提供一个相对客观、中性的规范指南与解决方案。朝鲜半岛核问题、南沙岛礁主权争端是东亚安全的两大挑战,中美在这两大问题上的角色互补,是两国基于角色推进良性安全互动的切入点。但出于维护地区霸权的利益考虑以及地区制约机制的缺乏,美国在这两个问题上的角色错位和义务失范趋势越来越明显:美国在朝核问题上逃避自己当事方的责任,本是南沙岛礁主权争端问题的第三方却试图选边站,使得东亚安全局势更加复杂,中美冲突的可能性增加。为此,有必要彰显规则意识,强调相关国家特别是美国在东亚安全议题上的角色义务,最终促使美国角色回归并与中国开展良性安全互动。     

马六甲海峡与南海航道安全

马六甲海峡是世界上最重要的海上交通航线之一,其安全的主要问题是海盗的袭击。在反海盗的过程中,如何处理好海峡沿岸国家的主权问题成为确保马六甲海峡安全的关键。美、日、印度三国以反海盗袭击和打击恐怖主义为名,在南海海域加强军事合作,其真正目的据说是牵制中国,这无疑增加了南海航道的不安全因素。