US-APAC Alliance

Author: Wang Fan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book attempts to analyze the formation reasons, characteristics, and nature of U.S. military alliances in the Asia-Pacific region since the Cold War, using the diplomatic and military objectives of U.S. foreign policy as a framework. Through case studies and comparative research on military alliances such as the U.S.-Japan, U.S.-South Korea, and U.S.-Australia-New Zealand alliances, it employs relevant security theories to form the theoretical framework of this paper. Based on both case analysis and systemic analysis, it evaluates the U.S. Asia-Pacific alliance system from two levels—U.S. foreign policy and alliance theory—aiming to gain a relatively clear understanding of the development and evolution of the U.S. military alliance strategy and its impact on the security situation and regional structure in the Asia-Pacific.
From the perspective of evaluating the value system of alliances, the Asia-Pacific alliance system has never benefited all parties equally. To a certain extent, the United States is the biggest beneficiary, while the allies bear costs greater than their gains, because the loss of fundamental interests such as sovereignty and independence is almost immeasurable. During the writing process, the book combines historical analysis with theoretical discussion, conducting a systematic examination of the formation and development of the Asia-Pacific alliance system. It adopts a balanced approach, focusing on grasping the overall trends of this system and, based on this, draws some patterned and forward-looking insights.