摘要
英国作为一个欧洲国家,其民族利益和政策重点集中在欧洲。但它不甘心把自己的作用和影响局限于欧洲范围之内,而是试图“通过影响美国来影响世界”。布莱尔借反恐战争导致的大国关系变化,推出了英国外交的“新思维”,即所谓的“枢纽外交”说。“枢纽外交”并非布莱尔心血来潮的即兴之作,是与他对英国对外政策的构想及其外交定位相一致的,是丘吉尔“三环外交”思想的沿袭和发展。英国国内多年来在对外政策上所谓的“欧洲主义”与“大西洋主义”之争,集中反映了英国在外交定位方面的两难处境。布莱尔的“枢纽外交”说,就是试图为这种两难选择寻求一种出路。英美之间的密切联系,对于英国外交并非只具有正面的意义和影响。这种关系处理得好可以增加英国在国际舞台上的分量和影响,但处理不当就可能损害英国自身的形象,削弱其作为世界事务中一支独立力量的地位。
The so-called 'pivotal diplomacy' put forward by Tony Blair follows and develops the 'three circles' strategy initiated by Winston Churchill for Britain' s foreign policy after the Second World War. Tony Blair holds that, although Britain has lost its empire and does not belong to powers of the first rank, it can play a major role of pivot in international affairs since its has wide range of international links. The paper focuses on the relationship between Britain and European integration and the importance of the Anglo-American special relations in Britain' s external affairs. It points out that the debates on Atlanticism and Europeanism reflects Britain' s diplomatic dilemma. Blair' s 'pivotal diplomacy' is attempting to find a way out of the dilemma.
出处
《欧洲》
CSSCI
北大核心
2002年第6期1-8,共8页
Europe
关键词
布莱尔
枢纽外交
英美关系
Pivotal Diplomacy
Anglo - American Special Relations
Britain and European Integration
