从朝核问题看澳大利亚的朝鲜半岛政策

在朝核问题上,尽管澳大利亚并不是直接当事方之一,也没能在实际上成为六方会谈的一员,但由于东北亚地区对其整体安全战略的重要性,它对朝鲜半岛事务的关注和参与程度丝毫不亚于其他有关国家,并已俨然成为六方会谈体系之外积极推动朝核问题进程的第七驾马车。与美国对朝鲜遏制与接触相结合的两手政策相一致,澳大利亚在实际的政策操作中同样具有软硬兼施的特点。利用自己紧邻亚洲的地理位置和在西方国家中较早与朝鲜复交的特殊关系,澳积极介入朝核问题的行动在实现助美国一臂之力这种主观目标的同时,也在客观上为其进一步涉足东亚事务、提升在亚洲地区的影响力打下了基础。

Australia's Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula In Terms of the DPRK Nuclear Issue

The Korean Peninsula,with its special strategic importance and sophisticated geopolitical environment,has become an essential and crucial part of Australia's overall Security Strategy after the cold war.In line with America's double tactic of combining "containment" and "engagement",Australia's actual policy toward the Korean Peninsula is characterized by "the stick and the carrot".Australia has not become a member of "Six-Party Talks",but it is greatly concerned with the DPRK nuclear issues.Along with its more and more intervention in the peninsula affairs,Australia's intention of becoming a Asia-Pacific major power will be clear gradually.