Authoritarianism and Virtual Regionalism: The Gulf Cooperation Council during Arab Uprisings

In spite of the inability of Gulf countries to develop a successful collective security strategy as asserted by the existing literature, the study contends that they have exceptionally adopted it toward their domestic uprisings. Based on the security regime theory, this study argues that threats of revolutionary sociopolitical change incentivize authoritarian regimes, such as Gulf countries, to formulate a collective security strategy within multilateral instances. By relying on a critical discourse analysis, the study traces Gulf countries’ perception of the different uprisings as reported by different national newspapers from December 2010 till March 2018.     

Enacting citizenship in a post-disaster situation: the response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

This paper examines the domestic response to the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in March 2011. The demand to (re)build a new ‘community’ in Japan was triggered by the fatal destruction of towns by the earthquake and the tsunami, and the uncertain future of these towns – and of Japan – due to the subsequent prolonged crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Drawing on the political theory of Jean-Luc Nancy, the paper examines what kinds of communities were realised in the aftermath of the disaster. It argues that two distinctively different types of communities emerged. The first type of community was based on the inside/outside logic, whereby Japan was imagined as one unified entity surrounded by a boundary which separated the safe inside from the dangerous outside. The second type of community was based on sharing. Immigrants in Japan identified themselves with the survivors since both of them shared the experience of losing home and the same home (called Japan). In this way, the immigrants challenged the idea of community as one unified entity and realised a new form of community.     

俄罗斯远东经济形势分析

俄罗斯远东地大物博,多种储量丰富的资源是其发展经济的基础。但由于工业基础薄弱,其资源远未得到充分的开发与利用,经济相对落后于其他联邦区。进入21世纪,远东开发战略的实施促进了远东经济的快速发展;俄罗斯新能源战略的实施和油气资源的开发,使远东地区更具开发前景和竞争优势。     

“东亚协同体论”与伪满“建国精神”

"七七"事变后,中国历史进入了全面抗战时期。日本帝国主义采取一系列军事行动的同时,加大了思想文化上的侵略力度。战争期流行的"东亚协同体论",就是为从思想文化上进行殖民扩张而制造的侵略理论。与伪满"建国精神"相比,这一文化渗透方式更加暧昧、更加隐蔽。从思想的内部关联看,可以发现它们具有同质性。     

Churches,mosques, and condoms: understanding successful HIV and AIDS interventions by faith-based organisations

There are an estimated 33 million people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. While national education campaigns have been successful in providing a broad platform of awareness of HIV and AIDS, within some countries faith-based organisations (FBOs) have assumed an important role in educating and supporting local communities to reduce HIV transmission. This article conceptualises the successful characteristics of a Christian organisation in West Papua and a Muslim organisation in Thailand. The ability of both these FBOs to engage successfully with their communities on issues of sexual practice provides important lessons for other FBOs seeking to reduce HIV transmission.     

东亚货币金融合作机制及其特点研究

从1997年东亚金融危机爆发至今的约14年里,东亚的货币：金融合作经历了3个发展阶段。现今的东亚货币金融合作机制是在传承和发展原先的金融合作安排,并加入了新元素的基础上所形成的。一方面,原先的合作机制仍在发挥作用,并从“松散”和“非正式”的基础上向较为“紧密”和“正式”的方向发展,有的还扩大了规模并增强了功能。另一方面,新的合作机制不断涌现,并发挥着重要的作用。其中,以“10＋3”为核心的相关机制,取得了较大和具有实质性的进展。本文还讨论了东亚现有的货币金融合作机制的特点,并对东亚货币金融合作先于贸易投资合作的合理性进行了初步分析。     

东亚文化圈的形成、衰退与重建——以汉字的地位变迁为视角

东亚文化圈立根于魏晋,形成于隋唐,衰落于近代。在20世纪90年代后,又呈现出复兴之势。它是多元文化的结晶,主要包括汉字、儒学、律令和汉传佛教四个要素。汉字作为其他三个要素的传播承载工具,在文化圈形成发展中起了不可替代的作用。汉字在文化圈中的地位变迁见证了文化圈从形成发展、衰退削弱到复兴重建的过程。东亚文化圈的复兴重建,有利于中国文化"软实力"的增强,为当今中国与日韩等国的合作种植了文化根基,为东北亚区域合作构建了文化平台。     

黑龙江省落实中俄两国地区合作《规划纲要》对策研究

中俄两国签订的合作规划纲要对黑龙江省的发展意义重大。一年多来,虽然黑龙江省落实纲要动作积极,但俄罗斯在纲要落实方面所表现出来的不稳定性一直困扰着双方合作的进一步发展。黑龙江省应以落实规划纲要为契机,结合"十二五"规划的战略目标,转变观念,确定思路,在新一轮的中俄区域合作中抢占先机。     

中国崛起与东亚地区秩序演变

冷战结束后,东亚地区秩序的变化显而易见,但如何界定当今的东亚地区秩序却一直存有争论。本文试图从地区秩序的界定和分类入手,结合冷战后有关东亚地区秩序的争论,分析中国崛起对东亚地区秩序的影响,以辨析和把握东亚地区秩序的发展方向。作者发现,冷战后有关东亚秩序的争论说明,东亚地区尚未形成得到普遍认可的秩序安排,但决定其未来发展走向的两个核心因素已愈发明确,即美国的东亚同盟体系的延续和中国经济实力的崛起。东亚地区秩序演变趋势是,美国依托其东亚同盟体系与经济崛起的中国协调,共同塑造地区规则,维护地区稳定安全。其具体特征是:美国依靠其地区同盟发挥作用;中国与美国及其盟国通过多边或双边协调解决地区安全问题;中国自我克制缓解地区安全问题。决定东亚地区秩序未来的关键是既有的美国东亚同盟体系如何应对中国崛起。要巩固、深化地区协调共治秩序,需要美国及其东亚同盟体系对中国的自我克制政策做出善意的战略回应。