George W. Bush's First Term Government Northeast Asia Security Policy

Northeast Asia has always been the crossroads of many national interests, in the United States national security strategy is living in a crucial position. When Bush took office, he adjusted policies to prevent the rise of regional powers, solved the North Korea nuclear crisis and adjusted its traditional allies South Korea and Japan. In a word, all of these initiatives are designed to maintain regional stability and maintain a dominant position in the region in order to better serve its global strategy.This thesis consists of four chapters, which firstly explores the concept of the national interest then comb out the change of the national interest of United States after Cold War. It can be said that the interests of United States is around the world. In order to maintain its dominance in global affairs, the United States requires continuing to carry out the necessary political, economic and military investment. Northeast Asia is the focus of its attention.After Bush took office, he would adjust its policy toward China, change the comprehensive engagement policy of Clinton administration's, defining China as a strategic competitor, and always guard against the rise of China as a regional power, challenging U.S. hegemony and threatening its security and economic interests in Northeast Asia.On the North Korea nuclear issue, the Bush Administration, pushed by the conservatives, formulated the strategy of"Hawkish Engagement"toward the DPRK. The implementation of the strategy immediately intensified the US-DPRK relationship, which had become more relaxed in the second half of the Clinton Administration. After the outbreak of the crisis, the Bush Administration made some tactical adjustment of its policy while maintaining its basic goal. The strategic intention of the"Hawkish Engagement,"advocated by the conservatives, remains intact. This will bring great uncertainties to the resolution of the crisis.In resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis, Bush actively adjusted the relations with its traditional allies South Korea and Japan, which were looked as regional power balance. The main American troops stationed in Japan and South Korea in connection with the restructuring. Although the United States and South Korea, the U.S.-Japan relationship is no big fluctuations, these two countries have gradual increased autonomy. The policy of the United States in the region was more uncertainty. In the United States the future of Northeast Asia security policy and implementation process will be subject to many factors, and the implementation process may lead to some new factors of uncertainty. It can be expected that the U.S. government will be economic and political changes in the development of an appropriate adjustment. But more of the changes are in technique and tactics, its basic strategy is not going to change.