Since its establishment in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has viewed itself as an underdeveloped country-economically backward, physically weak, and vulnerable to exploitation by more powerful states. Even as the PRC has grown stronger economically and militarily, especially since...

The recent Treaty of Lisbon reflects the ambitions of the European Union to strengthen its position at the international level. In particular in relation to its foreign, security and defence policy, the treaty introduced a number of changes. Yet, in this area in particular the relation between...

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