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

...autonomy when uncertainties arise about policy alignment with dominant partners. This dynamic is evident in the ROK. The enduring <em>threat</em> from the DPRK underscores the importance of its alliance with the U.S. However, as the ROK's power grows, its <em>perception</em> of the <em>threat</em> posed by the DPRK has shifted. Additionally, amid growing concerns about U.S. intentions, the ROK has sought greater autonomy, particularly...

[학위논문] 북한의 핵인식과 정책 변화 동인 연구: 6자회담 이탈 전후 시기를 중심으로

...Applying the framework of neoclassical realism, the study conceptualizes external pressure as the independent variable, mediated by regime stability, a key intervening variable that shapes <em>threat</em> <em>perception</em>. This <em>perception</em> subsequently determines North Korea’s nuclear outlook and policy orientation. The study identifies three distinct phases in the evolution of North Korea’s nuclear strategy. In the first...

[학술논문] Change and Continuity in the South Korean Military: An Application of the Postmodern Military Model

냉전 종식 이후 위협 인식의 규모와 강도가 감소함에 따라 여러 서방 국가의 군대는 주요 임무 정의, 병력 구조, 그리고 주력 전문 인력의 변화를 모색해 왔다. 이러한 추세를 검토한 후, 본 연구는 한국에서도 유사한 현상이 나타나고 있는지에 대한 질문을 제기한다. 포스트모던 군사 이론과는 달리, 본 논문은 국제 체제의 변화만으로 국가의 위협 정의와 국민의 위협 인식이 자동적으로 변화하는 것은 아니라고 주장한다. 더욱 중요한 것은, 국가 안보에 있어 군과 국민이 어떤 위협 요인을 진정으로 중요하게 인식하는지를 파악하는 것이 중요하다는 점이다. 본질적으로, 본 연구는 현재 국가 안보에 대한 외부 위협이 높은 한국에서 군이 포스트모던 군사로 전환하지는 않을 것이라고 주장한다. 이러한 주장을 바탕으로, 본 연구는 냉전

[학술논문] Women and Homosexuals in the South Korean Defense Force: Possibility and Limitation of Their Full Integration

...social and political changes in South Korean society. This research assumes that the degree of <em>threat</em> <em>perception</em>, democracy, and postmodern values in a country determine the overall extent of the two minority groups’ integration and acceptance in the military—in other words, a decreased <em>threat</em> <em>perception</em>, an advanced democracy, and developed postmodern values are requisite conditions for full integration...

[학술논문] North Korea’s Strategic Culture and <em>Threat</em> <em>Perception</em>: Implications for Regional Security Cooperation

...strategy. North Korea’s geopolitical location surrounded by major powers,Juche ideology, and its historical consciousness of foreign domination have played important roles in the formation of its <em>threat</em> <em>perception</em>. This has been reflected with particular clarity in the manners in which North Korea has conceived of the dangers of U.S. military threats. Thus, Pyongyang will not easily abandon its nuclear...

[국내] 한국의 핵무장론과 비대칭동맹의 딜레마:연루와 방기의 비등가성

...Korea. Despite over 70 years of alliance history marked by U.S. extended deterrence commitments and institutional linkages, South Korea continues to perceive a heightened risk of abandonment. This <em>perception</em> has been reinforced by the North’s advancing nuclear capabilities, deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, and alliance skepticism under the Trump administration. Rather than...

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

...△security assurance from North Korea's nuclear <em>threat</em> △containing China △reinforcing defense capacity. Therefore, in the short term, efforts should be made to maximize the elements of cooperation by focusing on the existing common <em>perception</em> as threats from North Korea and the <em>perception</em> of threats to China spread, while narrowing differences in <em>perception</em> through strategic communication in the medium-and-long...

[국내] 미중 경쟁과 한국의 대응: 냉전의 역사로부터 교훈 찾기

...current competition does not seem to reach a cold war phase in full swing. The United States, China and other countries should caution themselves against heightening the tension out of exaggerated <em>threat</em> <em>perception</em> and with overreaction. Security dilemma lies at the dynamics of U.S.-China competition as it was in the Cold War. The concerned countries should carefully manage the dilemma rather than trying...

[국내] 신호전달수단으로 미국의 대북억제(對北抑制)와 대한보장(對韓保障)에 대한 한국인의 신뢰

...expectation that increasing North Korean threats would weaken the credibility of US extended deterrence and assurance due to America’s risk aversion, South Koreans’ <em>perception</em> remains unaffected by the intensity of North Korea’s <em>threat</em>. (2) South Koreans place greater trust in ex ante measures, such as joint military exercises and the stationing of US forces in South Korea, over verbal commitments...

[국내] The Costs and Benefits of Unification on the Korean Peninsula

...norms of universality. The weakening unification discourse is hardly a temporary phenomenon, which is attributable to the structural change in the environment. What gets in the way of improving the <em>perception</em> toward the North is this structural background that has a negative influence on forming the positive unification discourse along with the South-South conflicts and the fixated framework of the unification...