二战后初期,美国考虑到法属北非的特殊战略地位,确定了将法属北非各殖民地“作为一个整体”来看待的政策,并以此遏制北非的共产主义活动。随着国际非殖民化呼声高涨,美国被迫采取了“有序渐进”的非殖民化政策。这一政策变化究其实质,乃是美国综合考虑其冷战的需要、北非丰富的资源以及当地民族自决的意愿等多重因素而做出的调整。美国决策者不得不在维护与法国的“盟友关系”和支持“世界民族主义运动”之间达到“现实”和“象征性”之间的平衡。 In the early days after World War II, taking into account the special strategic status of French North Africa, the United States set a policy of treating the colonies in French North Africa as a whole and thus contained North Africa’s communist activities. With the rising international decolonization, the United States has been forced to adopt an “orderly and progressive” decolonization policy. The essence of this policy change is the adjustment made by the United States on the basis of multiple factors such as the need of the Cold War, the abundant resources of North Africa and the will of the local people to self-determination. American policymakers have had to balance their relationship between “reality” and “symbolism” with maintaining “allies relations” and supporting “world nationalist movements” in France.