试析克林顿政府第二任期外交政策趋向

Initial Analysis on Foreign Policy Trend of the Clinton Administration in its Second Term

克林顿连选连任，新政府官员上台伊始发表了大量外交政策讲话，突出强调美国今后四年内要实现的六大外交目标。克林顿政府外交政策的主要特点是：1．通过广泛的外交手段，对付当前和未来对美国的安全和经济利益构成的威胁，巩固和加强美国的全球综合优势，维护超级大国地位；2．将主要精力集中于欧洲和亚洲两大外交重点，并重视处理好与主要大国的关系，以此推动美国的全球战略；3．美国的外交战略仍坚持“安全、经济、民主”三大支柱，保持了较大的延续性。在执行对外战略的过程中，克林顿政府将会受到长期牵制，因此无论美国如何调整政策，都难以改变目前的外交处境。

Soon after the American government takes office, the reelected president Mr. Clinton and other government officials made speeches on foreign policies, stressing in particular six major objectives which the government intends to pursue in the future four-years time.The outstanding features in the Clinton Administration's foreign policy are: 1. to cope with current and future threats posed to American security and economic interests, to enhance and strengthen America's comprehensive superiority in the world and maintain its superpower position through broad-ranging diplomatic approaches; 2. to focus on two priorities, Europe and Asia, and to promote America's global strategy by paying more attention to a proper dealing of Washington's relations with other major powers; 3. security, economy and democracy still remain intact as the three pillars in America's foreign policy, thus assuring great continuity in its foreign policy implementation.In pursuing its foreign policy, the Clinton Administration will still find itself very much restrained. No matter how it readjusts its policies, Washington will not be able to improve its current situation.