Pakistan's Relations with Central Asia: Is Past Prologue?

Throughout the 1990s Pakistan sought to cultivate ‘strategic depth’ throughout Iran, Afghanistan and the newly emergent Central Asian Republics while seeking to restrict Indian influence in the region. Chastened by its past failures, Pakistan now embraces more modest regional goals. Despite the diminution in objectives, several factors augur failure including Pakistan's policies in Afghanistan, which diminish the likelihood of a stable Afghanistan, and Pakistan's inability to pacify the various insurgencies roiling both Baluchistan and the Pashtun areas of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas as well as the Northwest Frontier Province.     

On the brink: The resurgence of militant Islam in Central Asia

Since Operation Enduring Freedom, Central Asian militants, such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, have fled to Pakistan from their previous strongholds in Afghanistan. However, many militants have begun returning to Central Asia. Thus questions are raised as to what extent militancy has the potential to thrive with the pending North Atlantic Treaty Organization withdrawal from Afghanistan set for 2014? Is militancy a legitimate security threat to Central Asia? What strategies might militants implement? Thus, this article examines the current state of militancy, analyzes militant trends, introduces Afghanistan and Pakistan into the Central Asian equation, and determines the militants' capability and overall strategy. The article concludes that militant Islam, regardless of its current numbers, remains a viable threat to regional security, Afghanistan will be an essential factor for the future of Central Asian militancy, and the form this re-emergence will take becomes apparent.     

Stranglehold: The Context,Conduct and Consequences of an American Naval Blockade of China

The mounting challenge posed by China's military modernization has highlighted the need for the United States to analyze its ability to execute a naval blockade. A blockade strategy is viable, but it would be limited to a narrow context: the United States would have to be engaged in a protracted conflict over vital interests, and it would need the support of key regional powers. The United States would also need to implement a mix between a close and distant blockade in order to avoid imperiling the conflict's strategic context. If enacted, a blockade could exact a ruinous cost on the Chinese economy and state.     

Local defence forces and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: learning from the CIA's Village Defense Program in South Vietnam

Some scholars would have us believe that the distinctions between military and policing roles, methods and objectives have become increasingly blurred by the security demands of a post-Cold War and post-11 September global and domestic order. This article explores the current state of the police–military divide through a conceptual and case study analysis. It concludes that, in this case, there is some conflation occurring at a macro-level as international and domestic affairs have become increasingly indistinct, but the article also demonstrates that the actual ethos and practice of these agencies still differs strongly. Most importantly, the article argues that this distinction is in fact a very useful one in planning for future peace support operations     

新疆少数民族中学生双语教育情况调查研究

新疆的双语教育一直是备受关注的热点问题之一。本研究采用问卷调查的方式对喀什地区12所中学少数民族中学生的汉语学习情况、教材的使用状况、双语课堂教学情况及汉语学习环境等方面进行了实证研究。研究结果表明,少数民族中学生的汉语学习热情及自我认可度较高、学习期望与实际存在较大差距、缺乏合理的教材及合格的双语教师、汉语学习的学校和家庭语言环境有待进一步改善等,本研究对此提出了一些改进对策和建议,以期为双语教育的健康发展提供借鉴。     

新疆少数民族大学生学习心理状况调查研究

本研究以"中国大学生学习性投入调查问卷"(NSSE-China)为工具,对新疆8所高校的少数民族大学生的学习动力、学业成就期望、专业兴趣、学习快乐感、学习意义感进行了实证研究,总体揭示其在学习心理状况上的表现情况。结果显示:新疆少数民族大学生的学习动力并不乐观;学业成就期望有待提高;专业兴趣并不理想;学习快乐感和意义感有待进一步改善。本研究针对以上问题对进一步改善新疆少数民族大学生学习心理状况提出具体建议。     

科学发展观指导大学生思想政治教育质量提升研究

科学发展观不仅为大学生思想政治教育提出了新的理论指导,同时也为其提出了新的更高要求和新的思想方法。加强和改进大学生思想政治教育是事关中华民族前途命运的根本问题,要提升大学生的思想政治教育质量,必须坚持以科学发展观为指导,用科学发展观统领高校思想政治教育,理清工作思路,创新工作模式,促进大学生思想政治素质、科学文化素质和身体素质的全面发展。     

大学生领悟社会支持与应对方式的相关研究

对某校1000名本科生进行问卷调查,考察大学生应对方式特点和社会支持水平之间的关系。方法:领悟社会支持量表(PSSS)、《简易应对方式问卷》(SCSQ)作为测查工具,测查了1000名大学生。结果:①生源变量在领悟社会支持和应对方式各维度上差异没有统计学意义。②领悟社会支持和应对方式在性别、年级、专业变量上有显著差异,男性多运用积极应对方式;大二学生在消极应对方式上得分最高;大四学生他人支持和积极应对方式上得分最高。③领悟社会支持和积极应对正相关,领悟社会支持得分越高,越倾向采取积极的应对方式。     

新疆高校大学生生活价值观及应对方式的相关研究

本研究对新疆在校大学生生活价值观现状及应对方式进行调研,经分析得出：新疆高校大学生生活价值观各维度与积极应对呈线性相关,不向学生的生活价值观在年级、专业、性别变量上存在显著差异和多样性,农学专业学生在生活价值观各维度和压力应对上需要进一步引导和关注。     

高师学生研究性学习能力培养的探索与实践

古代汉语课堂教学以培养学生研究性学习能力为目标,根据高师教育的特点,借鉴基础教育课程改革的理论和实践成果,以课堂教学改革的讨论交流模式、质疑研讨模式、案例教学模式、直接讲授模式对高师学生在本学科研究性学习能力方面的培养作了探索与实践。