本书是中国国际问题研究院和中国国际问题研究基金会联合举办的国际形势与中国外交研讨会的重要成果之一，其中不乏国内著名专家学者和资深外交官对国际问题与中国外交的精辟见解。阮宗泽主编的《新挑战新应对新局面(英文版)》共收录论文30篇，分为世界经济与区域一体化、国际安全、地区形势新变化及中国外交四个部分，每部分都有重头文章压阵，又有对热点问题的独到见解，对当前国际形势和中国外交做出了较为全面的阐述。

Part Ⅰ Overview

 2014 in Review: A Successful Year for China's Diplomacy

 The Comeback of Geopolitics and the Reshaping of

 International Order

Part Ⅱ International Security and Hot Issues

 An Overview of the International Security Situation in 2014

 Revisiting US Rebalancing Strategy toward Asia-Pacific

 US Maritime Threats to China and Thoughts on Chi

 Countermeasures

 The Ukraine Crisis and Great Power Rivalry

 How President Putin Sees the Second World War

 Intensified US-Vietnam Bilateral Ties

Part Ⅲ New Changes in Regional Situation

 Improvements in US-Cuba Relations and Their Implications

 The Rise of the African Continent and Its New Challenges

 Assessment of India's Future National Strategy

 Central Asia in 2015: Complicated and Confusing

 The Widespread Dissolution of the Middle East

Part Ⅳ World Economy and Regional Integration

 New Changes in the Structure of International Oil and

 Gas Production and Trade

 Trends of Global Financial Regulation Reform and

 Their Implications to China

 Ten Trends of Information Economy

 America's Low-Speed Economic Growth

Part Ⅴ Chinese Diplomacy

 Actively Participating in Regional Affairs and Assuming

 the Role of a Responsible Power

 China's Foreign Relations: Situation and Challenges

 China and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

 Historical Splendor: A Review of China's Diplomacy in 2014

 List of Authors