Abstract：The content of US-Thailand maritime security cooperation covers verified fields, and it is of both realistic significance and relatively high academic value to probe into the topic. The US-Thailand maritime security cooperation experiences complicated development and fluctuation, which has been influenced by changes in factors such as the two countries’ political situations, interests need, and the global landscape. In the initial period, the US-Thailand maritime cooperation mainly focused on trade, then the two countries became alliances when the cold war broke out, and the bilateral maritime cooperation switched its theme to security. Up to the beginning of the 21st century, the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation has undergone ups and downs. During the 8yeartenure of the Obama Administration from January 2009, the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation had relatively rich content, and several joint military exercises related to the ocean formulated the main channel to deepen the cooperation. However, during that period, the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation was affected by the coup in Thailand, Thailands independent foreign policy and other factors. Since Donald Trump took power in January 2017, the US-Thailand alliance and the maritime security cooperation has been revitalized gradually. In the future, the two countries will have an imperative need in the security field, and the US-Thailand maritime security cooperation will generally go forward, but there will still be obstacles. The US-Thailand maritime security cooperation poses no direct and urgent threat to Chinas security, while it still makes some pressure on the Belt and Road Initiative.
翟崑、宋清润. 美泰海洋安全合作的演变及动因[J]. 太平洋学报, 2019, 27(1): 9-22.
ZHAI Kun, SONG Qingrun. The Development of U.S.-Thailand Maritime Security Cooperation and Its Motivation. 太平洋学报, 2019, 27(1): 9-22.
