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Vo1. 40, No. 5, September/October 2022

Abstract

3 Research on the Construction of Basic Theoretical Framework for
National Security Studies
LI Wenliang
[Abstract] Constructing a basic theoretical framework for national security studies is
part and parcel of disciplinary building. Without sufficient support of the basic
theoretical framework for national security studies, the disciplinary construction is like
building a knowledge edifice without a solid foundation. The basic theory of national
security studies can only be made through a deep understanding of the connotation of
national security issues. The theory-building process should follow the principle of
problem-orientation and the framework of “issue-process-result”. Such contents as
national security issues, national security perceptions, national security systems,
national security capabilities, national security behaviors and national security limits
should form a logical whole. The basic theory of national security studies takes
national security issues as its logical starting point and main line. They themselves
constitute the “process” of preventing and addressing national security issues as well
as the premise of and guarantee for the “result” of achieving national security. In the
“process”, national security issues will be prevented and addressed through the
combination and application of such essential factors as national security perceptions,
national security systems, national security capabilities and national security behaviors.
National security limits, as a result of the realization of national security goals, mean
that national security is a kind of relative security rather than an absolute one. The
pursuit of absolute security will inevitably lead to a “security dilemma” and might be
stuck in an infinite loop of insecurity. Pursuing common security is the core meaning
of national security limits. There is no instant way for national security studies to
construct a theoretical paradigm within the “issue-process-result” framework. Joint
efforts should be continuously made by both the government and the academia to form
a synergy in order to deepen the basic theoretical research of national security.
[Keywords] national security issues, national security processes, national security
results, basic theoretical framework
[Author] LI Wenliang, Professor, University of International Relations (Beijing,
100091).

30 From Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific: The Evolution and Return of U.S.

Regional Security Strategy
FAN Jishe
[Abstract] The Biden administration attached far more importance to the
Indo-Pacific region than any other U.S. administration since the end of the Cold War.
Many policy measures and initiatives have been adopted and implemented in this
regard, including but not limited to the following moves: The United States has
increased its military presence and deployment of strategic assets; the
hub-and-spokes alliance system has been further reinforced; new multilateral
cooperation mechanisms such as AUKUS and QUAD have been established; new

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