英美关系的变迁与英国的世界地位

Changes in Anglo American Relations and Britain's Status in the World

英国从掌控世界霸权到走向衰落的过程,正是美国立国、崛起、扩张、称霸的过程,如何看待和处理与美国这个新兴大国的关系,是英国面对的最大挑战,而总体上讲,英国的应对表现出了一个成熟国家的智慧和经验,无论是在如日中天之际还是在夕阳西下的境况中,都能够对势易时移做出冷静的判断并主动去顺应,力图保证事态以缓慢和平的方式发展,从而最大程度上维护自身利益。

The decline of British hegemonic power was in coincidence with the process of the founding, rising, expanding of the United States and its dominating of the world. How to cope with this emerging power exposed a difficult challenge to British. Generally speaking, no matter it＇s power was like the sun at high noon or was sinking, the Great Britain had shown its wisdom and experience as a mature state, can always rationally and calmly discern the trend of the times and adjust itself to the changing situation, try to ensure the events develop in a slow and peaceful way, so as to maximize its own national interests.