二十一世紀東亞局勢緊張，有學者提出倘若琉球獨立後成為緩衝區，便可讓東亞取得長久的和平與貿易利益。依據國際人權條約共同第一條所規定的「人民的自主決定權」，琉球民族自然有權決定琉球的未來與地位。本文將策略路徑共劃分成三種：分治型、自治型及分離型。在分類基礎上又探討了影響因素，其中又以民族認同、國際權力結構、政治經濟因素進行分析。嘗試以日本琉球民族議題為例進行探討，並依其歷史脈絡判斷他們的策略選擇目的和決策路徑圖。

According to the common article 1 of the ICCPR, all people including Ryukyuan peoples, have the right to self-determination. Therefore, this article attempts to explain what the strategic pathways for Ryukyuan people are. This paper divides the strategies of separatist movement into three types. One is Partition, another is Autonomy, and the other is Secession. Also, this thesis uses the factors of National identity, international authority structure, political and economic factors to analyze. Try to discuss the issue of the Ryukyuan as an example, and simulate a decision-making path diagram.