美国和东盟地区论坛——多边主义的视角

The U.S. and ASEAN Regional Forum——the Perspective of Multilateralism

本文从多边主义视角对美国对待亚太多边安全合作的态度、动机与行为进行了分析。冷战后亚太地区多边安全合作最重要的成果是东盟地区论坛,它是该地区成员安全利益需求的结果。亚太地区的安全多边主义主要依靠规范的力量发挥作用,缺乏有效的物质能力和制度保障来解决美国所关切的地区安全问题。况且,美国只是将多边主义作为服务于安全利益的工具性手段,而不是秩序目标之一,这决定了美国不大可能对亚太多边安全合作寄予较高的期望。

This paper analyzes U. S. ＇s attitude, motivation and practice on the multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region from the perspective of muhilateralism. ASEAN Regional Forum, the greatest achievement of the multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region after the Cold War, is the result of common needs of countries in this region. The security muhilateralism in Asia-Pacific region works through the power of norms. It lacks effective physical and institutional capabilities to solve regional security issues of American concern. Further- more, the U. S. regards muhilateralism merely as the tool serving its security interests, not the target of security order. Therefore, the US does not count highly on the multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.