[뉴스] The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped
Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in July, longtime U.S. intelligence official John McLaughlin described the threat posed by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as “the distinguishing characteristic of our world right now.” McLaughlin, the former acting director of the CIA, warned that the United States’ adversaries had “formed a group” and were increasingly cooperating against Washington and its...
[뉴스] Japan is selling patrol vessels to the Philippines. Is Tokyo confronting Beijing with more ‘aggressive diplomacy’?
The Philippines’ purchase of Japanese patrol vessels amid growing tensions in the South China Sea is the latest indication of Tokyo’s growing role as a security provider in the region, observers say, as they point to the need to confront Beijing through deterrence and more “aggressive diplomacy”.
[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 Indo-Pacific Dialogue, which one expert called a “significant” development aimed at deterring Beijing from escalating threats in the region.
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... 문화·언론·대중산업이 어떻게 안보 담론을 재구성하는가를 분석한 책이다. 저자는 한반도의 긴장과 평화가 단지 무기나 외교 전략의 결과가 아니라, 드라마·뉴스·대중음악·정치언어 속에서 형성되는 ‘감정의 전쟁’임을 밝힌다. 한류는 세계를 사로잡았지만 동시에 북한에는 사상적 위협으로 작동한다. 이 역설적 관계를 통해 저자는 ‘문화 안보(Cultural Security)’라는 새로운 분석 틀을 제시하며, 한국 사회가 직면한 안보·정체성·문화의 삼중 구조를 날카롭게 해부한다. 이 책은 정책학자, 언론인, 문화기획자, 대북전략 연구자들에게 ‘안보를 말하는 새로운 언어’가 필요함을 보여주는 문화정치학의 필독서다. ---------------------------- “안보는 더 이상 탱크와 미사일의 숫자로 설명되지 않는다...
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Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang’s Nuclear North Korea was first published in 2003 amid the outbreak of a lasting crisis over the North Korean nuclear program. It promptly became a landmark of an ongoing debate in academic and policy circles about whether to engage or contain North Korea. Fifteen years later, as North Korea tests intercontinental ballistic missiles and the U.S. president angrily refers
[학술논문] 동북아 주요 국가의 탈북자 정책 : 재외 탈북자문제와 대량탈북 가능성을 중심으로
An external refugee dilemma is one of the most serious North Korean humanitarian problems together with long-standing food crisis and gross human rights violations. Since the mid-1990s, hunger-stricken North Koreans have tried to escape from their country, mostly to China, but political barriers and tight border control have made the process dangerous and often unsuccessful. Even after a successful
[학술논문] 동아시아 외교안보 현황과 한일협력
...and thus, able to assume leading roles in building an East Asian democratic community. Political leaders in Korea and Japan should bear this mandate in their mind when they cope with the above-mentioned issues. Intellectuals, policymakers, and political leaders of the two nations should strive towards strengthening their partnership into a vital source of common prosperity, freedom, and security.
[학술논문] 조중연합사(朝中聯合司)가 '조선인민군' 재편성에 미친 영향
...nations normally binds and consolidates its relationship strong together, and will have a positive influence on a mutual norm and culture. This paper, focused on the dynamics of Kim Il-sung's “regime security" and “conflicting interaction between two nations", explores a impact of the CCF-NKPA Combined Forces Command on the Reorganization of NKPA in the era from October 1950 to the end of 1950's. The conclusions...
[학술논문] China’s Military Rise and Its Implications for Regional and Peninsular Security
...Taiwan contingency and of building a truly regional navy. While China’s “military rise” is of an indirect and longer-term nature to ROK security, it is important to note the continued relevance of the Korean Peninsula and the West Sea (Yellow Sea) to China’s security. The PLA’s force modernization should be subject to a regular and objective review, and the ROK planners must also continue a wide array...
[학술논문] 중국의 “책임대국” 외교와 북핵문제
...issue on the basis of the Chinese “responsible power” diplomacy, and attempts to understand its strategic intent by examining the relationship between the six-party talks and the Northeast Asian security system China is mapping out. Since October 2002 when the second nuclear crisis occurred, China has promoted six-party talks in Beijing for a peaceful solution. However, due to North Korea's rocket...