A Study On U.s.alliance Strategy In The Post-cold War Era

Alliance is as original an event in political history as is conflict.It has been used as an effective way to win the warfare and safeguard peace by sovereignty state,city state,empire and other forms of political entity.The consequence of alliance contest often matters a lot for a country's destiny,for the stability of a region,and for the transformation of international system at large.Alliance strategy is an important constituent part in American global strategy,and served as tools for strengthening power,containing challenges,limiting allies,controlling security partnerships and maintaining American dominant position in the world.The United States of America has profited a huge interest from the alliance strategy.American alliance system spreading all over the world and the forward deployment based on which weights much for its wining the cold war.After the end of cold war,American alliance system did not collapse as disappearance of global security threats given by those political prophets,on the contrary,it experienced a further intensified development after restructuring and reforming.The alliance strategy has been continued played as propeller for American global hegemony.The thesis endeavors a systematic research on American alliance strategy with the aid of historical analysis and method of induction.The first chapter reviews the history and progress of U.S.alliance strategy.The alliance strategy served for the U.S.Grand Strategy since it came into being,so in according with its trail in development.From tactically to strategically utilizing alliance diplomacy represents the diplomatic evolution from isolationism stepping forward to expansionism in U.S.Grand Strategy.The second chapter analyzes the structure and function of the U.S.alliance system.Different from short-lived European alliance in modern history,the U.S.alliance system has a more stable structure and more diversified function which enables itsadaptation and endurance.The third chapter unearths the factors leading the development of U.S.alliance strategy,which includes not only dynamic ones like international system but also static inertia breaded in American history and culture.The fourth chapter observes the management and effect of U.S.alliance strategy.The author outlines three models of U.S.alliance management and maintenance,which contains interest-oriented model,institutionalization-oriented model and hegemonic dominant model.By the way,American government often utilizes above mentioned models synthetically not separately.The fifth chapter discloses the challenges that faced by alliance strategy,and then look forward its future prospect.The alliance strategy will face a more and more severe security dilemma in post-cold war era.The conflict and dispute among America and its allies will become a normal state.Alliance is a vital strategic property for America,but will also transform into a heavy burden if expands and intervenes endlessly.Lastly,the China's factor and meanings for the U.S.alliance strategy.The China's uprising is a big impetus for adjustment in American Asian-Pacific alliance strategy.Against the security situation of U.S.strengthening its alliance which targets at China,we should keep strategic patience and persistence on one hand,besides take necessary countermeasures on the other hand,especially in diplomacy,politics and military.