《1986年国防部改组法》与美国国防部改革

Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 and the Reform of U. S. DOD

20世纪80年代,美国国防部存在着诸多问题和挑战。在此背景下,美军内部一些领导人开始推动改革美国军事制度,并进一步发展为美国国会就是否改革和如何改革美国军事制度开展了大辩论。经过争论和博弈,国会最终通过了一部改革美国国防部的法律——1986年《戈德华特-尼科尔斯改组法》。该法重组了美国国防部,并深刻影响了美国安全政策的决策模式。

The U. S. Department of Defense( DOD) was confronted with plenty of problems and challenges in the 1980 s. Some leaders in Pentagon set about reforming U. S. military institution,which turned into a great debate on the Capitol Hill about the necessity and ways of reforming U. S. military institution. In the end,the congress passed Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 to reform the U. S. DOD.This law reorganized the DOD and had profound impact on the model of the U. S. security policymaking.