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A Study On The Causes Of The Special Relationship Between America And America After The Perspective Of Analytic Hierarchy Process

Posted on:2015-05-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y P LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2176330422483264Subject:World History
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American-Israel relationship is a world-famous asymmetric special relationship, with itsspecialty embodied in alliance without agreement, huge aid and tacit strategic cooperation. Asone of the most important bilateral relations in American layout of diplomatic strategies afterWorld War II, American-Israel special relationship is formed with complicated factors, someof which were generated in the period of Cold War and provided with typical mark of timesin Cold War. Although the other factors and relevant effects were generated in the period ofCold War, they still exist nowadays. Therefore, causes of American-Israel special relationshipare based on history, but multiple corners are beyond explanation of the history. There aremany opinions in the educational circle. However, hardly any systematic and multilevelresearch has been made on this issue so far. I have to say it is a pity. Therefore, maybe similarpities can be remedied by effectively combining specific empirical analysis on relevanthistorical materials with famous scientific analysis tools in international relations and bysupplementing variable control based on scientific behaviourism logistics and successiveinspection of inspection means including counterfactual reasoning, so as to rationally andsystematically settle this significant issue in different levels and multiple perspectives.Under the perspective of hierarchical analysis, a series of sophisticated causes forAmerican-Israel special relationship are systematically distributed on three levels: i)systematic structure from macroscopic scale to microcosmic scale; ii) domestic politics; andiii) decision makers. On the level of hard authority structure, geographical crumbliness anddipolar rivalry of authorities in Middle East lead to gradual loss of flexibility in the process ofstructural interaction of “Common security strategies in Middle East” determined inAmerica’s decision documents NSC47/2after Clod War, and thus to appearance ofAmerican-Israel special relationship on the arena of history as an alternative plan. However,unique action pattern of Israel featured by combination of strength and fragility provides aone-to-one correspondence relationship to diplomatic interactions between America andIsrael like defense of interests and provision of supports, and requirements for securityassurance and necessity for compromises. Actually, this one-to-one correspondencerelationship deepened specialty brand of American-Israel relationship. On the level of softauthority structure, specialties of interlinked religious cultures and political systems betweenAmerican and Israel not only lay a recognitive foundation for special relationship between two countries, but also give profound strategic importance of civilized expansion andcivilized universality to this special relationship. On the level of domestic politics, fierceeffects on America’s diplomatic policies towards Israel imposed by powerful JewishAmerican communities through political, economic and public opinion channels arenon-conclusive significant cofactors for formation of American-Israel special relationship;while Israel’s serious dependence of its social&economic development and national securityon aids from America restricts Israel’s choice for its policies towards America, makingdevelopment of American-Israel special relationship gradually become necessary and onlydiplomatic orientation of Israeli government. On the level of decision makers, in the earlydays of Israel, different from those leaders in the Likud Party emphasized on value rationality,successive authorities of premiers of the Labor Party persisting in realism instrumentalrationality from Ben-Gurion to Charlotte, Eshkol and Golda Meir are of great significance fordevelopment of American-Israel relationship from strategic coldness to benefit specialization.To sum up, a series of effects at three levels in the hierarchical analysis on the formation ofAmerican-Israel special relationship are positive, with the same orientation. Therefore, it canbe thought that the appearance of American-Israel special relationship is profound andstrategic instead of temporary or tactical actions.At last, through difference seeking inspection in variable control, specific effects ofcultural identity on orientation of American-Arabian relationships and American-Israelrelationship are confirmed in this paper on the premise of stable strategic interests. Besides,specific effects of differential strategic interest integrating degree on American-Israelrelationship in different stages are also confirmed in this paper on the premise of consistentcultural identity, so as to draw a conclusion that cultural identity and strategic interests aredispensable and of the same importance in establishing forms of relationships betweencountries. Also, it is inferred that American-Israel special relationship is sourced from jointaction and multi-dimensional resonance of cultural identity and strategic interests rather thansingle action and one-dimensional resonance of cultural identity or strategic interests.Meanwhile, indispensable transformation of accidental direct factors with the Suez Canal Warin1956as representative for American-Israel special relationship from idea to reality isinspected and confirmed through counterfactual reasoning in this paper. Afterwards, aconclusion is drawn in the paper that predication and control of accidental variable are means necessary for diplomatic benefit maximization of a country.
Keywords/Search Tags:American-Israel special relationship, historical causes, hierarchical analysis, scientific inspection
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