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In a world where the international landscape is intertwined with turbulence and transformation, our era calls for profound regional understanding.

Our pursuit is to ground ourselves in multi-disciplinary approaches as our methodology. Based on a deep engagement with the "Three Seas and Two Asias" (the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, Central Asia, and West Asia), we aim to produce irreplaceable, original knowledge, and to construct a distinctive Chinese methodology and theoretical framework for Area Studies, thereby serving major national strategies with rigorous scholarship.

The fundamental path to achieving this goal lies in:

Re-examining geopolitical transformations to grasp the emerging dynamics of the world order;

Deepening comparative studies of civilizations and empires to uncover the inherent logic of systemic evolution;

Refining comparative analyses of textbooks to decode the deep-seated regulations of knowledge production;

Grounding ourselves in on-site empirical research to achieve a nuanced understanding of the Other.

Through comparison and empirical inquiry, we will foster a virtuous cycle where methodological rigor and service capacity reinforce each other. At the intersection of academic research and policy advice, we will forge a mutually beneficial relationship between think tank development and disciplinary advancement.

Our mission: to establish a Chinese School of Area Studies with global influence and to contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.