国际关系现实主义理论与美国亚太再平衡战略

Realist Theory of International Relations and the U.S. Rebalancing Strategy

美国亚太再平衡战略引起了许多国家外交政策专家的争论,争论的焦点在于,面对中国崛起美国提出再平衡战略的动机及其对维护美国国家利益的影响。本文试图运用国际关系现实主义理论来阐释这些争论,通过探讨结构现实主义理论,包括防御性现实主义和进攻性现实主义观念,来更好地解释美国实施再平衡战略的动机问题。本文认为,安全和权力都是美国此次战略调整的动因。另外本文还分析了美国再平衡战略的可持续性及其发展前景。

The U.S.rebalancing strategy in the Asia- Pacific region sparked off a debate among foreign policy experts in many countries.The focus of debates is on the motives of the U.S.rebalancing strategy in the face of China' s rise and its impact to maintain the national interests of the United States.This paper attempts to use the realist theory in international relations to explain these arguments,hoping to help to better explain the issue of the motives of the U.S.to implement the 'rebalancing' strategy by exploring the structural realist theory,including the concepts of defensive realism and offensive realism.This paper argues that both security and power are the causes and motives of the strategic adjustment of the U.S.In addition,this paper also analyzes the sustainability of the U.S.rebalancing strategy and the prospects for its development.