On August 6th, the 12th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran was sworn into office. Hassan Rouhani is expected to continue the domestic and foreign policies of his first-term, which were consiste...[Details]

Nearly two months after Indian troops crossed into China's Doklam area, they still refuse to withdraw. The standoff will unavoidably affect the BRICS summit to be held in Xiamen, Fujian Province, in S...[Details]

attitudes against immigration and minorities have made the status quo still worse.By the year-end of 2015, almost 60% the foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq came from the Middle East and North Africa,...[Details]

lowed by the Philippines (23rd), Vietnam (24th), Malaysia (28th), and Thailand (29th). With their combined economies, these ASEAN-5 economies alone would put the region ahead of Japan, Brazil, Germany...[Details]

new debate about intellectual property and technology transfers indicates that this is now the likely path.Also, Commerce Secretary Ross could submit to Trump his report about steel and its alleged na...[Details]

“一带一路”重大倡议自推出以来，得到了各国的积极响应和广泛参与。笔者近期访问了亚美尼亚和格鲁吉亚两个高加索国家，调研“一带一路”建设在当地的推进情况，对相关次区域建设有以下几点新认识。 总的来看，高加索地区具有独特的地缘区位优势。格鲁吉亚西临黑海，与土耳其、俄罗斯、阿塞拜疆和亚美尼亚接壤，是欧亚次区域的转运走廊和战略要冲。亚美尼亚虽...[Details]

2017年8月2日-8日，东亚合作系列外长会在菲律宾首都马尼拉举行。这虽然是每年的例行会议，但充分显示出东亚合作的开放性，从东盟成立之初每年都举行的东盟外长会，到冷战结束后形成的东盟加一外长会、东盟加三外长会和东盟地区论坛，到最近几年的东亚峰会外长会，参与的国家早已超越了单纯地理范畴上的东亚地区。可以说，东亚合作系列外长会作为一个主要讨论安全问题的一轨多边论坛，已经...[Details]

英国外交大臣鲍里斯·约翰逊近日在公开场合表示，英国将派遣两艘新建航母在亚太地区进行“航行自由”行动，英国国防大臣迈克尔·法伦随即也表示，英国计划在2018年向有争议的南海地区派遣航母进行“巡航”，并强调英国拥有“航行自由”的权利，不会受到中国的限制。英国两位部长将“航行自由”与南海问题生硬地结合起来立即吸引了国际舆论的高度关注，这似乎又要让当前总体向稳的南海形势再起...[Details]

议会中“朝大野小”的格局依然未变。南非全国大选是五年一次，而上次大选发生在2014年。目前总计400名国会议员中非国大有249名，而所有反对党的议席总数也才151席。也就是说此次不信任案投票要取得成功(达到或超过201票)就需同时满足两大条件：一，几乎全部的反对党议员都投下不信任票；二，至少50至60名非国大议员违背本党利益投下对本党籍总统的不信任票。而在投票前，非国大议员中只有两三人公开声明会投...[Details]

2017年8月9日，上海国研院学术委员会主任杨洁勉会见了美中公共事务协会（America-China Public Affairs Institute）执行总裁滕绍骏（Fred. S Teng）。双方就中美关系等交换了看法。[Details]