%0 Journal Article %T Europe and the United States in the ¡°Asian¡± 21st Century: The Political, Economicn and Security Context %A Milos Balaban %J Central European Journal of International and Security Studies %D 2010 %I Metropolitan University Prague %X While, at the western end of Eurasia, most European states are taking part in a great experiment; broadening and deepening their political, economic and security integration within the EU, at the eastern end of Eurasia, an experiment of no less importance is underway. China, the world¡¯s most populous great power (a relatively poor, centrally controlled country) is being transformed ¨C in a historically short time ¨C into a politically and economically powerful, mature and respected global actor. %U http://cejiss.org/articles/vol4-1/balaban/