[뉴스] US, South Korea, Japan Seek to Expand Cooperation to Counter China

WASHINGTON — The United States, South Korea and Japan have expanded their security cooperation beyond North Korea with their <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> Dialogue, which one expert called a “significant” development aimed at deterring Beijing from escalating threats in the <em>region</em>.

[학술논문] A Study on the Need to Actively Expand the ROK-U.S. Alliance to the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>Region</em> and the Need to Upgrade the Jeju Naval Base as a Missile Defense Base: Focusing on the development of Regional I

...the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em>. First, it should be made clear that South Korea is concerned about the excessive number of US troops stationed in South Korea, and that its focus on the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em> does not affect the defense of North Korea. Second, joint research and development of weapons systems with the United States should be carried out while expanding the ROK-US alliance to the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em>. Third...

[학술논문] South Korea’s Strategic Partnerships: Reinforcing the U.S.-Led Security Network

...partnerships with countries across the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em>. These strategic partnerships are focused on joint responses to <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> regional security issues rather than the Korean Peninsula issue itself. Given the increasing sophistication of North Korean threats, why is South Korea expanding its strategic partnerships with countries in the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em>, potentially spreading its capabilities...

[학위논문] 김정은 시기의 핵전략 변화 연구 -대외환경과 김정은의 선택-

...Trump administration advocated the keynote of ‘peace through strength’, and in the 2017 US NSS report, China was defined as a revisionist force that was pushing out the United States from the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em> and expanding its state-led economic model to reorganize the regional order in its favor, which deepened the hostile relationship between the US and China. Kim Jong-un, who came to power after...

[학술논문] Viewing the Implications of the U.S. <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> Strategy on South Korea Security through IRT : One <em>Region</em>, Three Lenses

The competition between the U.S. and China in the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em> significantly impacts ROK's national security. In this context, ROK should find clues about setting up ROK-US relations, ROK-China relations, and inter-Korean relations. This article aims to explore the clues using international relations theories for the future of South Korea. Thus, this article found three main implications for...

[학술논문] Enhancing Allied Deterrence against North Korea’s Nuclear Growing Arsenal

...measures, including cooperation with Japan, to enhance allied deterrence and defense capabilities. The United States must ensure that it can protect the American homeland and U.S. forces in the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em>. Washington should coordinate with South Korea and Japan to improve comprehensive allied missile defenses. The United States and its allies must also have sufficient offensive capabilities to...

[국내] The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue and <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> Security

...its full reorientation towards the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em>. Primarily, the U.S. government clarified that its intention to pivot to the <em>region</em> lies in countering China’s aspirations for regional hegemony. Simultaneously, while embedding the belief that an objective for such recalibration embodies a MAGA-like ideology at the forefront of security in the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em>, the U.S. also remained vigilant about...

[국내] 한미일 안보협력 확대에 대한 각국의 인식과 주요 쟁점 및 과제

... while attempting to find out the field of cooperation among South Korea, the United States and Japan within the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> strategy. Also, coordinating the threat perception against China and to expand the foundation of trust of the trilateral cooperation in the IndoPacific <em>region</em> by pursuing non-traditional security cooperation would be important tasks to increase effectiveness of the trilateral...

[국내] One Month of Trump 2.0 and the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> Geopolitics: Progress and Prospect

...strengths, which is a departure from the existing formula. Yet, contrary to his pledges during the election campaign, the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> policy was not relatively pronounced in the first month. Meanwhile, signs of Washington's efforts to shift its focus toward the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> <em>region</em> as a geopolitical center are becoming evident in several areas: (1) the perception of Europe, (2) the defense budget, (3)...

[해외] Pyongyang’s New Frame

...Rather than suggest it is facing the US alone, it is painting itself as part of a group of “independent sovereign states” being threatened. Recently it has refined that image further, and suggested the next step will be formation of a “just strategic axis” to redress what it calls an “imbalance” of forces on the Peninsula and in the <em>region</em> created by new US-led defense alignments in the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em>.

[국내] Europe’s Defense Revival: What’s at Stake for South Korea

...NATO member states. Spurred by the dramatic increase in defense expenditures by many European governments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as rising geopolitical tensions in the <em>Indo</em>-<em>Pacific</em> and the Middle East, South Korea has emerged as a viable alternative to more traditional suppliers offering cost-effective military sales. European countries targeted by Seoul’s defense exports...