Australia-U.S Alliance Study Under The Background Of The Return To Asia-Pacific Of The U.S

After the 2008 economic crisis, the structure of world political powers has changed obviously. The Obama administration had to make major adjustments to the global strategies of America. One of its strategic pivot is comprehensive update and strengthening on relations with allies in the Asia-Pacific region. But situations in Eastern Europe and the Middle East dramatically changes have taken place in just a few years. The highlight of the regional conflicts, map out the power games under the conflicts. The Asia Pacific strategy of rebalancing distraction for the U.S is struggling, and it has to rely on the alliance systems. Especially the strengthening of U.S-Australia alliance and U.S-Japan alliance have significant impacts and lead to the focus of attention.As the core U.S ally in the southwest Pacific and the southern hemisphere, the weight of Australia in the American diplomacy and Asia-Pacific affairs is rising. The alliance has become an important part of American global strategy. The strengthening of the alliance has made Australia an opportunity to expand its regional and international influence. Comprehensively deepen alliance has become a top political consensus on both sides, especially with the return of the U.S to Asia Pacific, bilateral military cooperation continuously consolidate and strengthen, with constantly updated and diversified forms, the cooperation in various fields under the mechanism in the region and the world is increasing, the content is deepening, and the impact is expanding. Australia and the U.S are also strengthening the relations with Japan and the states in Southeast Asia. And in a long period of time in the future, The Australia-U.S alliance will be continuously strengthened, but the two sides also have divergence of interests, especially on China issues. Australia wishes to and needs to keep a good, stable and development relationship with China. This paper mainly aims to deepen the analysis of the Australia US alliance from bilateral and multilateral perspectives in the American global strategy adjustment and the Asia Pacific rebalancing strategy background, as well as the performance and impact of the alliance, and make judgments to the development and prospect of the alliance.