【摘要】 本文以美国民众对伊拉克战争的支持为出发点 ,讨论了围绕美国“国家利益”的几个问题 ,包括“国家利益”的定义、其涵义在美国历史上的演变 ,以及其与当代美国社会的国家认同之间的关系。作者提出 ,美国“国家利益”是一个具有历史沉淀的概念 ,其内涵是由国家建设和民族建设两个过程的相互作用而决定的。作者并指出 ,现代国家和市场对公民社会的全面渗透对公民利益国家化趋势的产生有重要的影响 ,这种趋势也导致了公民对国家外交政策的认同更多还原

【Abstract】 On the basis of domestic support in the United States of the recent Iraqi war, the essay explores several issues concerning the concept of the National Interest, including the definition of the concept, its connotations in different periods of American history, and its relation to the issue of national identity in contemporary American society. The author argues that the historical construct of the National Interest has been a result of constant interplays of state building and nation building processes in American history. The author also argues that the comprehensive penetration of the modern state and market into the civil society contributes vitally to the emerging trend of nationalizing the citizens interests, which in turn generates national consensus on the nations foreign policy.更多还原