267 research outputs found
Reforming Chinaâs Diplomacy
Chinaâs diplomacy is among the many accomplishments of China during the period of reform and opening up. The Peopleâs Republic of China is emerging fully on to the worldâs stage, and in a largely positive fashion. It now has both interests and a presence in parts of the world completely new to Chinaâsuch as Latin America and the Middle East. Beijing has managed its relations well with the major world powersâUnited States, Russia, and the European Union. It has transformed its regional diplomacy in Asia, reasserted a role in Africa, and has become more active in multilateral organizations. Thirty years ago, at the outset of the âreform and openingâ era, China acted hesitantly on the world stage, limiting itself largely to its united front tactics against Soviet âsocial imperialism.â Its diplomats were not very sophisticated and rarely left their embassies abroad. In the United Nations, Chinaâs preferred medium of voting was to abstain (especially on sensitive issues). In short, Chinaâs diplomacy was hesitant and not confident, inward-looking not outward looking, parochial and not sophisticated, reactive not proactive, and composed more of words than deeds. Today, these latter characterizations better describe Chinaâs diplomacy
Civil-Military Relations in China: Party-Army or National Military?
This article examines the changing dynamics of relations between the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It argues that
while the PLA remains politically loyal to the CCP, there is evidence of important
changes in the institutional relationship between the two institutions. The partyarmy
relationship is no longer as intertwined and symbiotic as it has historically
been; rather, this article argues that there is evidence of a 'bifurcation' between the
two. The catalysts for this change have been the professionalization and relative
depoliticization of the military, as well as the leadership transition in the CCP.
These changes raise important and central issues for the future of Chinese politics.
Understanding the co-existence of conflict and cooperation: Transboundary ecosystem management in the Virunga Massif
Reinventing âMany Voicesâ: MacBride and a Digital New World Information and Communication Order
The MacBride Commission Report was arguably one of the most significant multilateral interventions in the history of international communication. This article charts its emergence at the time of deeply contested Cold War politics, coinciding with the rise of the southern voices in the global arena, led by the non-aligned nations. Thirty-five years after the report's publication, has the global media evolved into a more democratic system, demonstrating greater diversity of views and viewpoints? Despite the still formidable power of US-led western media, the article suggests that the globalisation and digitisation of communication has contributed to a multi-layered and more complex global media scene, demonstrating the ârise of the restâ
Business cycle synchronisation in EMU: Can fiscal policy bring member-countries closer?
The present study adds to the literature on the impact of fiscal policy on business cycle synchronisation. Specifically, it investigates the effects of fiscal policy on business cycle synchronisation between the 10 EMU member-countries and the aggregate EMU12-wide business cycle, using a time-varying framework. The findings suggest that fiscal policy has important effects on business cycle synchronisation for all 10 EMU countries. Hence, fiscal policy is shown to have the potential to be supportive of macroeconomic stabilisation in the Eurozone. However the evidence reveals that none of the countries under examination consistently use fiscal policy to promote business cycle synchronisation
Swords into ploughshares? China's Soft Power strategy in Southeast Asia and its challenges1
The 'Impossible Trinity' Hypothesis in an Era of Global Imbalances: Measurement and Testing
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