I. Features of India-Africa Cooperation MechanismsIndia’s cooperation mechanisms with Africa have four obvious features:First of all, it’s overall planning and coordination on the top, and collaboration between branches of inter... [FULL TEXT]

I. Increasing InfluenceThe rapidly changing Africa has attracted growing interest of Brazil. During the presidency of Lula (2003-2010) 17 new Brazilian embassies were opened in Africa giving Brazil official representation in 37 of the 54 Af... [FULL TEXT]

I. HistoryAfrica and Russia have a long history of friendship going back to the days of the Soviet Union, which shrank pitifully during the 1990s. The collapse of the Soviet Union broke most of Russia’s ties with African countries. Re... [FULL TEXT]

I. Brazilian Foreign Policy to Africa under LulaIn his inauguration speech in January 2003, President Lula da Silva (2003-2010) mentioned his interest in strengthening the deep bonds between Brazil and the African continent, in order to hel... [FULL TEXT]

Not only the global sustainable development institutions themselves, but also how they are financed must be reformed. Funding for the global sustainability agenda must not only be increased, but be made more permanent and reliable as well. ... [FULL TEXT]

I. Global Economic TrendsThe international development finance architecture has changed dramatically in the past two to three decades. These changes must be seen in the context of the mega trends that have taken place in world economy after... [FULL TEXT]

I. Definition of the Chinese Overseas National InterestsLike China’s traditional concept that diplomacy is the extension of domestic politics, the concept of Chinese overseas national interests is considered as the continuation of dom... [FULL TEXT]

I am delighted to attend this seminar entitled "Situation in Europe and China-Europe Relations".Today, both political and economic landscapes of the world are undergoing profound and complex changes. Under the new circumstances, it will be ... [FULL TEXT]

The rhetoric is growing hotter among China, most of its Southeast Asian neighbors, and the United States. Earlier this month, the U.S. State Department took the unusual step of issuing a press statement that singled out Chinese behavior for... [FULL TEXT]

Despite rising tensions over the South China Sea, conflict can and should be averted. It can be avoided because, even though conflicting interests exist, the shared interests at stake are more salient than the points of disagreement. It sho... [FULL TEXT]