1973年石油危机与日本中东政策的调整

Oil Crisis in 1973 and the Change of Japan’s Middle East Policy

1973年10月第四次中东战争爆发后,阿拉伯国家限产提价,造成石油危机,对以美国为首的西方国家施加压力。日本石油严重依赖阿拉伯国家的石油,国内立即陷入危机,不得不与美国反复磋商,最后在美国的默许下发表了基本符合阿拉伯要求的声明。日本对中东政策的调整,是在对中东石油的需求和受美国控制的夹缝中进行的。日美关系是战后日本对外政策的基轴,冷战中如此,冷战后亦如此。

With the outbreak of the 4^th Middle East War in 1973, Arab countries started to use oil as a political weapon. Under the pressure of oil crisis, Japan had to make an announcement to criticize Israel. However, America, Japan＇s most important ally after WWII, has played an important role in Japan＇s foreign policy. The first step for Japan was how to persuade America to accept Japan＇s Middle East Policy Change.