论安倍内阁中东派兵的决策、突破与目标

在美伊两国关系对立及中东地区局势紧张的背景下,2020年初,日本海上自卫队部队前往中东地区进行情报收集。此次中东派兵,其决策过程完全是在安倍首相主导下完成的,且基于中东平衡外交的立场而决定日本"独自派兵"。它既体现了冷战后日本海外派兵的延续性,又在法律依据、日美同盟、政策路径等领域取得了新突破。通过中东派兵,安倍内阁试图实现多重战略目标,派兵本身所蕴含的象征性意义远大于其具体实效。

On Abe Cabinet's Sending Troops to The Middle East:Decision-Making,Breakthroughs and Objectives

With the standoff between the United States and Iran and the rising tension in the Middle East,Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has sent troops to the Middle East to collect intelligence at the start of 2020.Prime Minister Abe has presided over the decision of sending troops alone based on the approach of balanced diplomacy.The decision reflected both the continuity of Japan's sending troops overseas in the post-Cold War era and the breakthroughs in the areas of legal basis,US-Japan alliance,and policy approach.By sending troops to the Middle East,the Abe cabinet aims to achieve multiple strategic objectives.Overall,it is a decision more of symbolic significance than of concrete effects.