Jin Liangxiang
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Dr Jin Liangxiang is a research fellow at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies. His current research fields are Middle East politics and international relations. |
2013 May 19
- Iran's election questions
- Despite their inherent problems, Iran's presidential and parliamentary elections play a crucial role in the life of the country.
2013 May 3
- Iran and the Shiite solution
- Iran's seemingly offensive foreign policy is really a defensive posture rooted in sectarian religious identity.
2013 March 22
- Is Iran ready to build nuclear bombs?
- Despite broad international concern, Iran is prepared neither politically nor technically for making a nuclear bomb.
2013 March 1
- What does Iran really want?
- The Almaty round of nuclear talks with Iran have shown promising results, but the West must learn to respect Iranian nuclear policy.
2013 February 24
- Peace cannot be achieved unilaterally
- China now realizes that any unilateral peace commitment will not necessarily be rewarded with peace; peace also depends on positive responses from other parties.
2013 January 31
- How long can Likud sell its security policies?
- The 19th Knesset showed Israel's voters moving the country in a more progressive, less security-obsessed direction.
2013 January 15
- Iran's religious diplomacy: defensive rather than aggressive
- Religion has and will continue to play a vital role in Iran's foreign policy.
2013 January 8
- 2013: the 'year of match-ups'
- When the increased interdependence of globalization clashes with cold war geopolitics, increased tension between states can be expected for 2013.
2012 December 14
- As US withdraws, Middle East up for grabs
- As US resources continue to be stretched thin, regional actors in the Middle East are emboldened to pursue their own agendas.
2012 November 19
- Gaza crisis: same battle, graver consequences
- Israel's military action against Gaza holds dire consequences for its diplomacy efforts in the region.
