E in scope and inductive in method, Sir Lawrence Freedman’s grand volume: Strategy: A History, presents the fruits of a life-long exploration into the meaning and utility of the concept of strategy. In many respects an intellectual voyage of discovery, Freedman begins by describing the evolution of strategy through its pre-Napoleonic history and then, in turns, explores its development and use ...

• China and the United States should not see each other as competitors but rather as partners in the international energy market. The two countries have many opportunities for cooperation in joint exploration, production and shipping safety, development of new and renewable energies, and environmental protection. Energy security and cooperation should be put on the agenda of the US-China Strate...

BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that attendance at medical grand rounds at academic medical centers is waning. The present study examined whether attendance at medical grand rounds increased after providing complimentary food to attendees and also assessed attendee attitudes about complimentary food. METHODS In this prospective, before-and-after study, attendance at medical grand rounds was moni...

The deepening of global economic integration challenge the traditional concept of geopolitics, and thus put a profound impact on the inter-State conflict and cooperation situations. Some scholars argue that the traditional geopolitics is based on conflict and confrontation, while the geo-economics is based on cooperation, Therefore, currently we should take the geo-economic thought as theoretic...