Ⅰ Introduction
1 An Overview of International Politics and Security in 2010
................................... Project Team for the Annual Report
on International Politics and Security/001
Ⅱ Survey of Global Armed Conflicts
2 The Relationship among the Major Powers and Changes
in Global Patterns ........................................ Li Shaojun/021
3 Report on China’s Border Security Situation ................. Wang Lei/044
Ⅲ International Security
4 Major Global Armed Conflicts: 2009-2010 ........................ Xu Jin/066
5 Review of the Global Military Situation: 2009-2010 ............ Gao hua/088
Ⅳ Global Issue
6 Global Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: 2009-2010 ........... Shao Feng/107
7 Climate Change Negotiations: From Copenhagen to Cancun ...... Wang Dong/133
8 Global Energy Politics: 2009-2010 .............................. Xue Li/151
9 Sudden Disasters and Governance of Global Cities ........ Wang Mingming/172
10 The Situation and Changes in International Migration: 2009-2010
............................................................ Li Xiaoli/198
11 The European Sovereign Debt Crisis and International Relations
............................................................ Lang Ping/218
Ⅴ International Organization and Party Politics
12 International Organizations in 2010: Construction of
Mechanisms and Global Governance .......................... Li Dongyan/241
13 New Trends in Party Politics ................................. Jin Xin/263
14 Reflections on the Financial Crisis by Western left-wing
Scholars and Communists .................................. Liu Zhiming/284
Ⅵ IR Theories
15 A Brief Survey of International Studies in 2009-2010 .. Yuan Zhengqing/307
16 Clarification of Some Terms in International Relations
Theory: Building the Discourse on Socialism with
Chinese Characteristics .................................. Li Shenming/326
There has been a recent structural shift of power in international politics from the Western countries to the emerging countries. Furthermore, territorial disputes over sovereignty have increased and mounting military tensions have occurred in the relations between China and its neighbors. In the field of traditional security, the world’s major military conflicts are internal conflicts inside Middle East, South Asia, and Northeast Africa. In terms of non-traditional security, South Asia and the Middle East are still the hardest hit by terrorism while Yemen and Somalia also face terrorist threats. The 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference concluded with unresolved differences, about which the parties are continuing to negotiate. Cooperation is still the mainstream in international energy politics despite increasing disputes over sovereignty. To address these global issues, regional and international organizations have undertaken institutional reforms to strengthen their governing capacity. Against the backdrop of this new international situation and power structure, China is facing both an opportunity to play a greater role on the world stage and a challenge to settle the disputes by adopting the appropriate policies.