[학술논문] Destabilizing the Balance of Threat on the Korean Peninsula: The Russia-North Korea Military Alliance

...as key drivers of South Korea’s threat perception. Empirical evidence shows that North Korea’s mis-sile tests, nuclear development, and cyber activities intensify security anxiety. The Russia-North Korea partnership further destabilizes the balance of threat on the Korean Peninsula, prompting South Korea to strengthen alliances with the United States and Japan and enhance coordination with NATO.

[학술논문] South Korea's Grand Strategic Shift

...alignment with the U.S. and other democracies, a commitment to upholding the rules-based international order, and an expansion of regional engagement. This transformation is evident in stronger alliances, notably with the U.S. and Japan, as well as a more robust defense posture focused on deterrence and technological innovation. Although the concept of grand strategy for middle powers is still a...

[학위논문] Trilateral Security Model in The ROK’s Engagement with ASEAN

...strengthening, such as military and economic growth, and external strengthening through alliances. However, alliances are not constant. It can evolve due to three main factors: shifts in threat perceptions, changes in the national capabilities of weaker partners, and a decrease in the dominant power's credibility. While alliances remain vital for security in the face of ongoing threats, shifts in national power...

[학술논문] U.S. Northeast Asia Policy: Revitalizing Alliances and Preserving Peace on the Peninsula

This paper addresses the policy directions of the Obama administration with emphasis on Northeast Asia security policy, looking both at key bilateral relationships and the prospects and priorities for building a Northeast Asia security architecture. It focuses in particular on U.S. Korea policy (South and North) while also assessing the prospects for the currently ill-fated Six-Party Talks (involving

[학술논문] Northeast Asian Security: Perspectives, Bargaining, and Issues In The US Alliances

...What are the principal issues, and their background, that are currently challenging each alliance? Could any of these alliances be outmoded now? Or, where utility continues, what adjustments seem appropriate?While exploring numerous issues challenging each of the three alliances or partnerships, this paper gives particular attention to the US Marine/Futenma basing issue in Japan, the ongoing US-ROK...

[해외] Pyongyang’s diplomatic calculus in an unstable multipolar order

...alignment and strategic opportunism. The 2024 treaty with Moscow, which includes provisions for mutual military assistance, reflects an effort to situate itself within a countervailing axis to U.S.-led alliances. At the same time, Pyongyang appears mindful of the relationship’s limits. Given historical volatility in Russia-DPRK relations and the contingent nature of wartime cooperation, Moscow is best understood...

[해외] The Trouble With Permanent Alliances

For the past 75 years, the United States has pursued a historically anomalous strategy toward alliances. Traditionally, alliances were forged as highly contingent, time-bound partnerships, but after World War II, the United States went about establishing permanent ones, including NATO and bilateral alliances such as those with South Korea and Thailand. This practice had some use during the Cold War...

[해외] The Iran war should boost security cooperation by US Pacific allies like Japan, the Philippines and South Korea

The US war with Iran is shaking up security in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this month, it was reported that the US had begun pulling THAAD and Patriot missile-defence systems from South Korea to boost its defences in the Middle East – even as North Korea continued cruise missile tests. The Pentagon also redirected around 2500 marines and an amphibious warship from Japan to the Arabian Sea – at a time

[해외] The Iran war risks triggering a new wave of nuclear proliferation

The US-Israeli war with Iran is taking place as the global non-proliferation regime is already under significant strain. New START, the last bilateral nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, expired in February with nothing to replace it. China is currently expanding and modernizing its nuclear arsenal. France has announced an expansion of its nuclear programme and closer cooperation

[해외] America Needs an Alliance Audit

President Donald Trump is laying waste to the United States’ long-standing system of alliances. By extorting old friends for short-term gain, threatening to annex allied territory, and applying tariffs indiscriminately, he has squandered decades of cooperation that has served U.S. interests worldwide. When Trump eventually leaves office, the next president will have to decide whether to try to restore...