布什政府的中东政策研究

A Study of Bush Administration's Middle East Policy

布什政府的中东战略服务于反恐与民主改造中东这两大互相联系的目标,而其核心的环节是伊拉克,也就是武力改造伊拉克,民主改造整个中东。到2007年这种政策走入了困境。布什政府遂调整政策:重启巴以和平进程,推动以色列改善与穆斯林世界的关系;在推广民主方面放松对阿拉伯国家的压力,在整个大中东地区建立孤立和遏制伊朗的联盟。而这种转变的突出事例是2007年11月安纳波利斯会议。但巴以和平进程由于诸多原因鲜有进展。

The Bush Administration s Middle East strategy has served two interlocked purposes: countering terrorism and promoting democracy in the Middle East. The key link of this strategy was Iraq, namely, to transform Iraq by force and then introduce democratization to the whole region. This policy got deadlocked in 2007. Then the Bush Administration adjusted the policy by reinitiating the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, urging Israel to improve relations with the Muslim world, reducing pressure on the Arabic co...