Search results for: Xiaoqin Shi
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Xiaoqin Shi
Visiting Fellow, May - June 2011
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An Analysis of China’s Concept of Sea Power
An emerging sea power is usually considered as a critical variable to international power politics. China’s growing sea power in the 21st century is such an example. It...
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Shi Lan
Former Visiting Fellow
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Engulfed in the Gulf: Erdoğan and the Qatar Crisis
...both strongly endorsed Morsi’s presidency and the Muslim Brotherhood’s unconstitutional efforts to consolidate power. Thus, Turkey and Qatar formed a third block in regional politics, between the Iranian-led Shi’a block...
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Azerbaijan’s Formula: Secular Governance and Civic Nationhood
...that is moderate, inclusive and tolerant. Indeed, Azerbaijan has launched the unique feature of “unity prayers” where Shi’a and Sunni Muslims pray jointly in the same mosque. The State Committee,...
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The Tale of the Split that Brought Down Turkey
The July 15 coup has devastated the Turkish state, left institutions hollow, and inflicted a lasting trauma on the population. It is now increasingly clear that the state...
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China’s Military Reform: Prospects and Challenges
This paper examines the military reform thought of China’s new collective leadership under Chairman Xi Jinping. The goal of reform is to modernize the military organizational structure by,...
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Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Implications for the EU
...difficult to identify let alone counteract. In Azerbaijan, long spared a significant radical presence, an increase in both Shi’a and Salafi Sunni radicalism can be observed. The causes of this...