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The Changes of Maritime Security Strategy in the Trump 2.0 Era and Its Impacts on the Asia-Pacific Region

Author(s)

Zhangzhong Huang, Nadja Furlan Stante*

Affiliation(s)

ZRS (Science and Research Centre) Koper Garibaldijeva I, SI-6000, Koper, Slovenia *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study aims to explore the changes of maritime security strategy in the Trump 2.0 era and its multi-dimensional impacts on the Asia-Pacific region, so as to fill the research gap in the dynamic adjustment of U.S. maritime strategy and its regional spillover effects. Adopting the methods of literature research, comparative analysis and case study, this paper first combs the core connotation of Trump 2.0’s maritime security strategy, compares its differences from the maritime strategy in the Trump 1.0 era and the Biden administration, then analyzes the driving factors of the strategic changes from the perspectives of domestic politics, geopolitical pattern and global maritime competition, and finally explores the impacts of the changes on the Asia-Pacific maritime security pattern, regional national relations and international maritime rules. The results show that the maritime security strategy in the Trump 2.0 era presents the characteristics of "Monroe Doctrine Trump Corollary" orientation, hegemony reshaping, and adjusted ally responsibilities, which not only intensifies geopolitical competition in the Asia-Pacific maritime region and disrupts regional security stability, but also challenges the existing international maritime order, while forcing regional countries to adjust their maritime security strategies to respond. The research provides a theoretical reference for understanding the evolution of U.S. maritime strategy and the complex changes in the Asia-Pacific maritime security situation.

Keywords

Trump 2.0 Era; Maritime Security Strategy; Asia-Pacific Region; Geopolitical Competition; Pacific Deterrence Initiative

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