美国在乌克兰的代理人战争:动因、举措与启示

America’s Proxy War in Ukraine:Concept,Motivation and Action

代理人战争是一种常见的战略博弈形式,是一国以非参战的方式介入外部冲突的一种策略手段。拜登政府针对乌克兰危机的政策举措就是代理人战争的典型表现。它是美国在全面推行“大国竞争”战略的背景下出于多重因素考虑而做出的选择。其具体表现是:一方面坚持不直接介入冲突,另一方面则不遗余力地向乌提供多种形式的军事支援。分析梳理美国的这些政策举措及其背后的战略考量,不仅有助于加深对这场冲突本质的认识,对于研判该战略在其他国家或地区的可能运用也具有重要的参考和启示意义。

Proxy war is a common form of strategic game,which means that when a third party faces an external conflict,it helps one party of the conflict to fight against a common adversary by providing support to it without taking part in the combat,paying any casualties and inflicting any financial and economic losses,so as to achieve its strategic goals.The Biden Administration’s policy response to the Ukraine crisis is a typical example of proxy warfare.It is a choice made by the United States based on its consideration of multiple factors and under its earnest pursuit of the“major-country competition”strategy.Its concrete manifestation includes:On the one hand,the US insists not to get directly involved in the conflict;on the other hand,it spares no efforts to provide various forms of military support to Ukraine.Analyzing these policy measures of the United States and the strategic considerations behind them will not only help us deepen the understanding of the nature of this conflict,but also have important reference and enlightenment significance for the study and judgment of the possible application of this strategy in other countries or regions.