近年来,美国奥巴马政府积极实施亚太“再平衡”战略,进一步强化其亚太防御体系的“战略南锚”。在这样的大背景下,本文认为,澳大利亚与美国政治交流与互动不断加强,军事安全合作不断获得新突破,经贸往来对中美两边下注,人道救援和对外援助紧跟美国步伐。可以说,2014年是美澳同盟关系不断巩固和提升之年。
In recent years,the Obama administration actively implement the Asia-Pacific “rebalancing” strategy,and further strengthen its “strategic South Anchorage” of the Asia-Pacific defense system. In this context,the author believes that Australia and the United States continuously strengthen their political exchanges and interaction,military security cooperation has been a breakthrough,economic and trade exchanges between China and the US hedge bets,and humanitarian assistance and foreign aid keeping up with United States pace. It can be said that the US-Australia alliance has been consolidating and improving in 2014.