意识形态与冷战的起源

美国外交政策的目标不仅反映了这个国家的安全利益和经济利益,还体现了规定美国民族认同的政治价值与原则.贯穿于美国外交政策决策中的意识形态的主导方面是民主资本主义,它在战后演变为反共产主义信条,研究冷战起源的最为重要的线索杜鲁门主义、Mr.X和NSC-68清楚地证明了这一点.另一方面,由于复杂的国内政治过程,国家领导人需要克服障碍去进行政治动员而使其政策合法化,而意识形态正是这样一个有用的工具.冷战的起源是研究意识形态在美国外交决策中作用的最为经典的案例.

Ideology and Cause of the Cold War

The dominating aspect of ideology in American foreign policy making is democratic capitalism, which became anti\|communist doctrines after the world wars. Evidence of this can be found in Truman doctrine, Mr. X and NSC-68, which are all important references for studying the cause of the cold war. On the other hand, due to complicated political procedures at home, heads of American governments tend to resort to political propaganda to overcome obstacles in order to get their policies legalized. Obviously, ideology can function as a useful means for this end. In this sense the cause of the cold war can be considered as a most classical case for studying the role ideology plays in American foreign affairs.