| Abstract: | 2012年為亞洲太平洋地區政治領導人大幅交替之時期。本文從決定國際關係之各種重要因素切入，著眼於領導能力之角色，重新思考1980年代羅納度・雷根、瑪格麗特・柴契爾、中曾根康弘等政治領導人構築之同盟信賴關係，並嘗試檢討對今後亞洲太平洋地區國際政治而言，領導能力之意義。1980年代，美日關係被稱為「世界上最重要的雙邊關係」（Mike Mansfield）。然而，今日日本國力相對地低落。其次，今後10～20年亞洲太平洋地區之國際政治，尤其於美日中關係被認為將有相當大之變動。
2012 is the year of many Asia pacific political leader replacements. This study looks at the various important factors of international relations, specifically the role of leadership, to rethink the alliance and trust built by political leaders as Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Yasuiro Nakasone in the 1980s, while attempting to review the significance of leadership in future Asia Pacific international politics. US-Japan relations were dubbed the most important bilateral relations in the 1980s (Mike Mansfield), but today, Japan's national strength is relatively low. Additionally, the US-Japan-China relations is expected to experience large fluctuations, especially in Asia Pacific international politics in the upcoming one to two decades. |
