试论外国院外集团活动及其对美国对外政策的影响

Activities of Foreign Interest Groups and Their Influence upon American Foreign Policy

美国作为全球唯一的超级大国 ,其对外政策关系到世界各国和国外利益集团的切身利益。各种代表国家和集团利益的外国院外集团为维护各自国家、民族和集团的利益 ,通过委托美国游说公司和具有特殊背景的人作为代理 ,在美国设立官方、民间机构 ,争取美国内具有共同利益的特殊集团的支持等方式进行院外活动 ,影响美国对外政策。因此 ,外国院外集团成为影响美国对外政策的重要因素 。

Foreign interest groups always try to influence US foreign policy by lobbying US officials and congressmen for the sake of their mother countries and their own.They appoint or entrust lobbying companies or persons with special backgrounds as their agents,set up governmental or non-governmental organizations in the US,or seek supports from groups with the same interests in the US to lobby for their interests.Their activities and influences can not be overlooked when the making of US foreign policy is studied.