Introduction: South-South cooperation: Africa on the centre stage / Renu Modi -- Part I. The concept, history and moving forward -- Part II. Economic dimensions of South-South cooperation -- Part III. Socio-political context of South-South cooperation

Towards a constructive Sino-Japanese relationship in the new millennium / Stephanie A. Weston -- Peaceful rise: China's 'policy of assurance' / Jia Qingguo -- Why does China succeed in attracting and utilizing foreign direct investment? / Kevin H. Zhang -- The challenge of removing...

Central Asia : the end of the transition / Boris Rumer -- Russia and Central Asia : problems of security / Irina Zviagel'skaia -- On the path to empire? / Konstantin Syroezhkin -- China's Central Asia policy : making sense of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization / Richard W. Hu -- Islamic...