| Alliance is an important topic in the field of international relations studies.No matter in war or peace time,alliances have always existed in the international system.In the world today,The US’s alliances are the most representative of Western alliances.Reviewing the history of American alliance strategy,it can be seen that the alliance is an important tool for the United States to win the Cold War,maintain the international order and the global hegemony.And it also shows a typical path dependence of America on the alliance.In modern times,the alliance has the characteristics of strategic compound,scope expansion,structure diversification and form diversification,and continues to serve the needs of American hegemony preservation in a wide range of fields.Faced with the realities that the rise of the Third World countries which is represented by China and the "rise in the east and decline in the west" of the international pattern,the United States,the United Kingdom and Australia established a "trilateral security partnership among the United States,the United Kingdom and Australia",which was named as AUKUS.Armaments and technical cooperation are the main contents of this alliance.And the goals of this alliance are to weaken China’s regional influence and curb China’s rise.At the same time,it also includes the goals of safeguarding the regional and global hegemony of the United States,repairing the trauma of Brexit in the UK,and achieving Australia’s national interests.The AUKUS alliance inherits the features and functions of the American alliances in a large part.And it also shows the path dependence on the alliance of the United States in the new era.Comparing with the other alliances of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region,the AUKUS alliance highlights nuclear submarine cooperation and cutting-edge technology cooperation.In addition,this alliance has the characters of military alliance,value orientation,offensive and deterrent.The AUKUS alliance adapts a more flexible cooperation model named small multilateral in the form of cooperation.When choosing partners,this alliance tends to select the countries basing on the "Anglo-Saxon" blood relationship and common ideology.The establishment of the AUKUS alliance is influenced by multiple factors.From the objective level,the most direct motivation is the impact of China’s rise on the hegemonic of the Indo-Pacific region ordered by the United States.It also has the intention of strengthening the original alliance system of American in the Asia-Pacific region and bridging the deviation of strategic goals between the allies and America.From the subjective level,the AUKUS alliance is an important measure to implement the "Indo-Pacific strategy" of the United States,the "global Britain" strategy of the United Kingdom and the "middle power" strategy of Australia.Partner selection for this alliance highlights the "Anglo-Saxon" blood relationship and common values,in order to enhance the alliance cohesion and policy coordination.The AUKUS alliance reflects the new trend of competition between China and America in essence,and also implies the new form of Western alliance represented by the United States.In the foreseeable future,the AUKUS alliance will facilitate the implementation of the strategies of the US,the UK and Australia in the Indo-Pacific region.It will also cause direct harm to China’s national security,undermine China’s efforts to build regional order and hinder the process of China’s reunification.The AUKUS alliance will dissolve the centrality of ASEAN,bring risks of arms race and nuclear proliferation to the Indo-Pacific region,impacting on the regional security pattern severely.And it will also strengthen the alliance system of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region to some extent.But at the same time,it will deepen the "alliance dilemma" of the United States and its European allies,accelerating the process of defense autonomy.strengthen because of their fear of "abandonment". |
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