China’s Aid Program in Africa a Primer
Over the past decade China has emerged as a major donor of international aid. China’s aid program has effectively been regarded as a state secret, and accordingly analysis of China’s...
China in The 21st Century: Is Global Leadership Possible?
The 21st century is witnessing the decline of the United States as the foremost power in the world, and the gradual emergence of a multipolar order with China at the...
China as A Law-Ruled State: From Top-Down Rhetoric to Bottom-Up Expectations
What is the role of law in maintaining spaces of order in modern Chinese society? In 1996, Jiang Zemin adopted a new official policy of ruling the country in accordance...
Bitter Love: A Silenced Movie of China and Its Implication
Ling Chenguang, a gifted artist without a father, endured hardships during his childhood with the help of benevolent people. During his adolescence at the time of the Japanese occupation, he...
Asia’s New Great Game? The Geopolitics of the South China Sea
The power struggle between the British Empire and Russian Empire for influence in Central Asia during the 19th century was afterwards coined as the Great Game. In this strategic rivalry,...
An Interview with Professor Sonny Lo: Political Reflections in Hong Kong
Jean-Paul Gagnon: What do you see as Hong Kong's democracy future? Professor Sonny Lo: HK's democratic future depends on two main factors: China's inter-nal democratic changes and Hong Kong's push...
Turkey, Iran and the Arab Uprisings: The Failure of Political Islam and Post-Ideological Politics
Part I: Islamism in the Arab uprisings of 2011 and the role of the Turkish and Iranian ‘models’. It has been widely observed that none of the 2011 Arab uprisings...
Demographic Trends in China: Implications for Domestic and Foreign Policies
In the 21st century, China is going to become one of the most important states in the international system. With a population of over 1 billion people, it represents nearly...
Shadows and Faces: The little sparks of the upcoming war
This is a movie which can prove that a war scene between two brigades would probably not be more influential than seeing the beginning of war between two next-door neighbours....
Why North Korea is not, and should not be regarded as, a ‘Failed State’
Thousands of miles away from the relative tranquility of the UN Security Council in New York lies a volatile and turbulent nation. A cause of constant international concern, it is...
An Interview with Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon On Democratic Theory and Politics
Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon is a social and political philosopher specializing in democratic theory. In the light of recent developments around the world, I interviewed with Dr. Gagnon because of his...
BAKU – “Baku’s Planning: for what and who?”
Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, has been examined in this volume. Azerbaijan stands at the crossing point of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a resource-rich country and...
Israel : The Risk of a New War with Arab Countries
On the 18th of August an attack launched by military commandos against buses in some Israeli towns north of Eilat in the Negev desert resulted in many victims, including some...
Important Step has been Made in Supply and Transit of the Shah Deniz 2 Gas
Turkey’s government has been affected by the postponement of the signing of a supply and transit deal on the gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz second stage project (SD2). Ankara and...
Putin’s ‘Eurasian Union’: Geopolitical Repositioning
On 24th of September 2011, during the United Russia congress in Moscow Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ended all the speculations on his candidacy for the Presidency of Russia. Putin...