Thailand Military Strategy: The Challenge for the 21st Century.

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that would affect the U.S. Military presence in Thailand and the U.S. security strategy in Southeast Asia for 2020. U.S. policy issues examined include: regional alliance between the United States and Thailand, host nation support, bilateral training program, tensions on the Burmese peninsula, and Thailand's role in Southeast Asia regional humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping operations. The paper will attempt to develop a strategy for ensuring American interests are maintained and to recommend ways that enhance the role of the security alliance and preserve American regional interests in Southeast Asia.