美泰海洋安全合作的演变及动因

The Development of U.S.-Thailand Maritime Security Cooperation and Its Motivation

美国、泰国海洋安全合作内容较为丰富,对此进行研究具有重要的现实意义和较高的学术价值。两国海洋安全合作经历了复杂的演变过程,其发展受到两国政局、两国利益、国际格局等因素变化的影响。美泰海洋合作早期以贸易为主,冷战开始后,美泰缔结同盟,两国海洋合作变为以安全为主。一直到21世纪初,双方海洋安全合作关系时好时坏。美国奥巴马政府2009年1月开始执政后的8年里,美泰海洋合作升温,内容比较丰富,涉及海洋的诸多联合军演是两国开展海洋安全合作的主渠道。不过,在此时期,美泰海洋安全合作再次受到泰国军事政变、泰国独立外交政策等因素影响。2017年1月美国特朗普总统执政后,美泰同盟关系及两国海洋安全合作有所恢复。未来,两国对彼此的安全需求仍较大,海洋安全合作总体将向前发展,但亦有制约因素。美泰海洋安全合作对中国的安全威胁并不直接和紧迫,但对"一带一路"建设仍有一定安全压力。

The content of US-Thailand maritime security cooperation covers verified fields,and it is of both realistic significance and relatively high academic value to probe into the topic.The US-Thailand maritime security cooperation experiences complicated development and fluctuation,which has been influenced by changes in factors such as the two countries’political situations,interests need,and the global landscape.In the initial period,the US-Thailand maritime cooperation mainly focused on trade,then the two countries became alliances when the cold war broke out,and the bilateral maritime cooperation switched its theme to security.Up to the beginning of the 21st century,the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation has undergone ups and downs.During the 8-year-tenure of the Obama Administration from January 2009,the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation had relatively rich content,and several joint military exercises related to the ocean formulated the main channel to deepen the cooperation.However,during that period,the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation was affected by the coup in Thailand,Thailand s independent foreign policy and other factors.Since Donald Trump took power in January 2017,the US-Thailand alliance and the maritime security cooperation has been revitalized gradually.In the future,the two countries will have an imperative need in the security field,and the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation will generally go forward,but there will still be obstacles.The US-Thailand maritime security cooperation poses no direct and urgent threat to China s security,while it still makes some pressure on the Belt and Road Initiative.