A Brief Survey of Democracy Promotion in US Foreign Policy

Democracy promotion has been a centerpiece of US foreign policy for over half a century. This article explores the evolution of democracy promotion in US foreign relations from 1821 to 2014. While the quantity and quality of US democracy promotion policy evolved in a nonlinear fashion, US presidents varied the ways and means of democracy promotion as a way to achieve national security objectives. There is signification variation among US presidents on the specific linkages between democracy and security, resulting in divergent policy applications and technical approaches.     

涉外票据的法律适用

本文从分析票据的几个基本问题着手 ,指出了票据领域存在的法律冲突 ,并归纳了涉外票据的法律适用的一般原则及其特点 ,在此基础上对我国票据法第五章存在的几个问题作了探讨。     

民族地区引进外资的投资环境分析

促进民族地区经济发展的一个重要渠道是大量吸收和引进外资 ,但长期以来民族地区投资软、硬环境方面存在的一系列不利因素制约了引资的步伐和力度。通过对民族地区利用外资的状况及制约因素的分析 ,提出从加强基础设施建设、改善引资的法治环境、规范政府行为等措施着手 ,营造有利于民族地区引进外资的投资环境。