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In 2016, economic globalization suffered a severe crisis after over
half a century of smooth development, and deglobalization was
running mountains high. Not only did it trigger domestic political
discord in major countries like the United States, Britain, France
and Germany, but also led to international economic and political
disputes among Western countries, intensifying strategic
competition between major powers. With the arrival of 2017, through
the perilous waves of deglobalization and the consequent
international political upheavals, we find that the post Cold War
era that we were familiarized with, is coming to a rapid end,
ushering in a new international political era, full of
uncertainties. This annual book presents Chinese scholars' views,
opinions and predictions on global political and security issues,
as well as China's strategic choice. It covers a wide range of
important issues concerning international security, ranging from
the assessment of Sino-US relations, Russian-American relations,
the counter terrorism situation in the Middle East, the political
situation in Taiwan and cross-Strait relations, Brexit and the
refugee problem, and the strategic situation in the South China
Sea, to the judgment of the strategic posture in countries and
regions like Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, Latin
America and Africa. Also covered are the analysis of the strategic
posture in cyber space, outer space (as well as their governance),
and discussion on China's international strategic choice in the
wave of deglobalization.
The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization
propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of
common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic
competition among major powers. This annual publication offers
views, opinions and predictions on global political and security
issues, and China's strategic choices by Chinese scholars. It
covers almost all the significant issues that took place in the
international security arena in 2015. Besides the relations among
major powers, it studies the international community's fight
against Islamic State (IS), the strategic situation in the Korean
Peninsula, political situation in Myanmar, the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, free navigation in the
South China Sea, China's Belt and Road Initiative and its grand
diplomacy.This book argues that the strategic competition among
major powers is heightening, and smaller countries as well as
extremist forces like the IS are seeking strategic space by taking
advantage of the conflicts among major powers. The book concludes
that to address this major historic challenge in international
politics, it is essential that some major powers drop the hostile
stance towards each other and enhance partnership to foster
international cooperation.
The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization
propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of
common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic
competition among major powers. This annual publication offers
views, opinions and predictions on global political and security
issues, and China's strategic choices by Chinese scholars. It
covers almost all the significant issues that took place in the
international security arena in 2015. Besides the relations among
major powers, it studies the international community's fight
against Islamic State (IS), the strategic situation in the Korean
Peninsula, political situation in Myanmar, the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, free navigation in the
South China Sea, China's Belt and Road Initiative and its grand
diplomacy.This book argues that the strategic competition among
major powers is heightening, and smaller countries as well as
extremist forces like the IS are seeking strategic space by taking
advantage of the conflicts among major powers. The book concludes
that to address this major historic challenge in international
politics, it is essential that some major powers drop the hostile
stance towards each other and enhance partnership to foster
international cooperation.
The international strategic relations have been undergoing great
turbulence, readjustment and reformation since the financial crisis
in 2008. This round of transition is mainly driven by economic
competition instead of wars. International competition, crises and
collisions will ebb and flow and happen frequently in the
foreseeable future, but will not break through the international
political framework based on cooperation. However, these crises,
collisions and even wars will have disturbing effects on the
political framework for international cooperation, and will change
and distort the patterns of international cooperation. This annual
publication provides Chinese scholars' views, opinions and
predictions on global political and security issues, and China's
strategic choices. It covers almost all the significant issues in
the international security arena. It evaluates the strategic
influence of regional issues such as the Ukraine crisis, the crisis
in the Middle East, the South China Sea disputes and the
US-Asia-Europe strategic balance. It analyzes strategic trends of
international organizations like the BRICS, the SCO, and the ASEAN.
It studies strategic development of countries and regions like
Japan, India, the Korean Peninsula, Africa, Taiwan and cross-Strait
relations. It researches the strategic situations in the cyber
space and the outer space, and sums up the reform and development
of China's national security system.
When General David H. Petraeus, USA, took command of Multi-National
Force-Iraq (MNF-I) on February 10, 2007, beginning his 3d tour and
28th month in Iraq, the situation was grim. Increasing sectarian
violence had led to an escalation of killings of civilians in Iraq,
with up to 150 corpses being found daily in Baghdad.1 The
government of Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki was viewed by almost
everyone as ineffective at best, and the U.S. military strategy was
not well defined and clearly not working. Iraq appeared to be
sliding out of control toward civil war or disintegration, and the
United States appeared to be headed inexorably toward defeat-
another Vietnam. Popular sentiment held that the best course of
action was to cut our losses and disengage from a fight we were
losing. General George Casey, USA, the outgoing commander of MNF-I,
had supported a gradual drawdown of U.S. forces and a handoff of
security tasks to Iraqi forces even as the situation got worse.
Full color publication with photographs. A first of its kind, this
book-of, by, and for the noncommissioned officer and petty
officer-is a comprehensive explanation of the enlisted leader
across the U.S. Armed Services. It complements The Armed Forces
Officer, the latest edition of which was published by NDU Press in
2007, as well as the Services' NCO/PO manuals and handbooks.
Written by a team of Active, Reserve, and retired senior enlisted
leaders from all Service branches, this book defines and describes
how NCOs/POs fit into an organization, centers them in the
Profession of Arms, explains their dual roles of complementing the
officer and enabling the force, and exposes their international
engagement. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin
E. Dempsey writes in his foreword to the book, "We know
noncommissioned officers and petty officers to have exceptional
competence, professional character, and soldierly grit-they are
exemplars of our Profession of Arms." Aspirational and fulfilling,
this book helps prepare young men and women who strive to become
NCOs/POs, re-inspires serving enlisted leaders, and stimulates
reflection by those who have retired from or left active service.
It also gives those who have never worn the uniform a better
understanding of who these exceptional men and women are, and why
they are properly known as the "Backbone of the Armed Forces."
The working paper is divided into two main parts. The first part is
a descriptive analysis of the illicit use of biological agents by
criminals and terrorists. It draws on a series of case studies
documented in the second part. The case studies describe every
instance identifiable in open source materials in which a
perpetrator used, acquired, or threatened to use a biological
agent. While the inventory of cases is clearly incomplete, it
provides an empirical basis for addressing a number of important
questions relating to both biocrimes and bioterrorism. This
material should enable policymakers concerned with bioterrorism to
make more informed decisions. In the course of this project, the
author has researched over 270 alleged cases involving biological
agents. This includes all incidents found in open sources that
allegedly occurred during the 20th Century. While the list is
certainly not complete, it provides the most comprehensive existing
unclassified coverage of instances of illicit use of biological
agents.
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