安倍政權的自立外交初探（Exploring the “Independent” Foreign Policy of Abe Administration）

安倍政権の自立外交に関する考察

本文目的在於分析安倍政權在瞬息萬變的東亞局勢中，採取了什麼樣的外交戰略來因應，而這樣的戰略是否仍是遵循「對美依從」路線，或是走向「自立外交」路線。本文分析東亞局勢的改變，給予安倍政權空間在對中、對俄政策追求「自立外交」。朝鮮核武問題越演越烈，鞏固了美日韓同盟，尤其美國決定在南韓部署「薩德」系統，威脅到中、俄的戰略安全，改變了東北亞的權力平衡，使優勢倒向美國一邊。安倍政權趁機推動延宕已久的中日韓經濟合作，同時也加速日俄接近的步伐。結論指出兩者皆是基於日本國家利益的選擇、皆非在美國的指導下所進行的政策，此舉可視為安倍政權進一步走向「自立外交」。

This article aims to analyze the recent Japanese foreign policies of Abe administration responding to the rapidly changing East Asian politics—whether Japan continues following the US foreign policy or pursues alternatives that differ from the U.S. In fact, in the midst of changing politics in the East Asia, Abe administration is provided an opportunity to pursue “independent foreign policy” towards China and Russia. As the threat of North Korean nuclear crisis has risen, the U.S., Japan and Korea have consolidated alliance while the foreign and strategic environment became less favorable for China and Russia. However, Abe administration takes the initiatives to promote the Sino-Japanese-Korean economic cooperation and pursues a rapprochement with Russia. The two aforementioned policy changes are based on the national interests of Japan and they are not necessarily supported by the U.S. This article points out that Japan has adopted the foreign policy scenarios different from the U.S. and has moved towards the “independent foreign policy.”.