On August 18^th and 19^th 2012, the 7^th Doctorate Students’ Forum of China National Association for International Studies was held in the International Exchange Center of China Foreign Affairs University. This year’s Forum was co-sponsored by China National Association for International Studies and the Institute of International Relations of CFAU. The forum was attended on invitation by experts and scholars representing the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, Renmin University of China, China Foreign Affairs University, Fudan University, Journal of Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies, Foreign Affairs Review, Quarterly Journal of International Politics, Chinese Journal of European Studies, International Studies and World Economics and Politics. After strict appraisal and examination by the experts, 16 doctorate students from Nankai University, Central China Normal University, China Foreign Affairs University, Jilin University, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Jinan University, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai Normal University, Wuhan University, Beijing Normal University, the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, Fudan University and Tsinghua University came into prominence. They were selected for the Forum and each gave a keynote speech.