The Political Perspective of the Iraqi Kurds after the US Military Retreat

With the approaching of the US military retreating from Iraq in 2011, Iraq is getting into the “post-reconstruction” period without its direct interference. At the same time, this new situation will also promote the Kurds in Iraq to reconsider their political perspective. As a minority with the tendency of separatism for many years in Iraq, the Kurds recently are facing at least four factors that will affect their political future, which includs the “collaborating democracy” in Iraq designed by the US government is containing so many hidden problems, the rising Arabian nationalism with a strong inclination for the centralization of the state power is requiring to obliterate the federalism articles from the Iraq Constitution and opposing the autonomy of the Kurds, the conflicts caused by the core interests among the different racial nationalities and religious sects are becoming more serious, and the changes of the geopolitical environment around Kurdistan is in a favorable direction for the Kurds. All these will not only promote the Kurds to strive for a more advantageous political future, but will also attract the international society to concern itself more about the Kurds’ problem in this region.

中国法上的和平利用外层空间

中国作为最大的发展中国家和航天大国,一贯主张和平利用外层空间,反对外空军事化和武器化。为了确保和平利用外层空间,中国在各个相关的国际论坛上作出积极努力,推动缔结一项禁止在外空放置武器,对外空物体使用或威胁使用武力的国际协议,防止外空军备竞赛。中国虽然也发展空间军事能力,但以保卫国家利益为目的,是防御性的,其目的在于促使在裁谈会最终通过防止外空武器化国际协议。