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The core issues of international relations among major powers are shaped by a complex interplay of rivalry, cooperation, and competition in a rapidly changing global landscape. Navigating these challenges requires diplomacy, multilateral engagement, and a willingness to adapt to emerging realities:

The competition between major powers, notably the United States and China, is a central feature of contemporary international relations. This rivalry manifests in trade disputes, military posturing, technology competition, and influence over international norms and institutions.

Russia's resurgence as a challenger to Western hegemony, particularly illustrated by its actions in Ukraine, has further complicated this landscape.

While global supply chains and economic interdependence are essential for growth, concerns over national security have led to a reassessment of reliance on foreign powers, particularly in critical sectors like technology and energy.

The tension between free trade and protectionism is increasingly relevant as countries seek to safeguard their economic interests against perceived threats.

Ongoing regional conflicts (e.g., in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Indo-Pacific) often see major powers engaging in proxy wars, which can escalate tensions and complicate diplomatic relations.

The response to these conflicts can reveal the fragility of alliances and the challenges of forming consistent policies among allies.

Technological rivalry, particularly in AI, 5G, and cybersecurity, poses new challenges for international relations. Issues of espionage, intellectual property theft, and digital sovereignty are critical concerns.

Countries are increasingly recognizing that technological dominance equates to geopolitical power!

The promotion of human rights and democratic values often clashes with state sovereignty and cultural relativism. Major powers must navigate their foreign policy decisions while facing domestic and international criticisms regarding human rights records.

Authoritarian regimes are increasingly influencing global norms around governance and human rights, challenging the post WW2 international order.

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Analyzing the core issues of international relations among major powers involves addressing a myriad of complex factors that shape global systems dynamics, but certain behavioral process patterns seem to dominate.

In this sense, we are dealing with social (society) systems learning, in terms of human systems evolution:

Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky and Nikolai Kondratiev opined that social systems are human-made, i.e. the historical shaping is a social learning process open to the application of free thought and will, the ‘death’ of any social systems order is not seen as a natural ‘death’, but as a result of human (inter-) action, depending on shared insight, foresight and practical intelligence.

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In the current international situation, to participate in the seminar on political, economic and diplomatic issues, there are probably three cases to be analyzed first: independent thinking for one, dialogue for two, and meeting for three and more.

孙中山的《民权初步》是“民主实现的微观过程”、“指导中国人如何开会”。在《建国方略》的卷一《结会》第一章《临时集会之组织法》第一节《会议之定义》中，孙中山写道：“凡研究事理而为之解决，一人谓之独思，二人谓之对话，三人以上而循有一定规则者则谓之会议……”

For an analyst with independent thinking and research, it is probably important that there is a civil, civilized basis for dialogues of two, and then you may possibly consider the participation in the seminar on political, economic and diplomatic issues in the current international situation.

Peng Zheng

March 25,2025

Yes indeed

Yes I can, it's sound very interesting