[학술논문] 한미동맹의 현황과 미래비전

한미양국은 ‘21세기 전략동맹’에 합의한 이후 지리적이나 기능적으로 협력의 범위를 넓혀가고 있다. 이러한 가운데 북한 핵문제에 대처하기 위해 미국은 한국에 대한 ‘확장 억지’를 구체화하고, 중국의 협력을 지속적으로 도모하고 있다. 향후 한미양국은 전략동맹을 구체화 하고, 북핵문제의 추이에 따라 전시작전통제권 전환 일정을 조정해야 하며, 통일에 기여하는 방향으로 동맹을 운용해야 한다. 양국은 중장기적으로 한반도 통일과정에 나타날 수 있는 이해의 불일치를 최소화할 수 있도록 사전에 대비해 나가야 하며, 동맹과 다자안보협력이 공존하는 동북아 역학구도의 비전에 중국의 동조할 수 있도록 외교적 노력을 집중해야 할 것이다.

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

United States security relations with its allies in Northeast Asia&mdash;Japan, South Korea and Taiwan&mdash;underwritten by US mutual <em>defense</em> treaties, or Congressional law, are changing. Each alliance, or security partnership, also reveals instances of strong bargaining between the members. However these partnerships also show continuity. Each alliance is now over a half century old and continues...

[학술논문] 박정희 정부의 국방외교에 대한 연구

...established the foundation for <em>defense</em> diplomacy by focusing on military relations, military assistances and <em>defense</em> industries, and international conflicts management. The administration also could achieved substantial results such as the institutionalization of the ROK-US <em>Combined</em> <em>Defense</em> System, the US Military Assistance, the ROK Military Modernization, the ROK-US <em>Combined</em> Military Exercises, International...

[학술논문] Planning for North Korean Collapse: Military Missions and Requirements

...them, this analysis suggests that advance and <em>combined</em> planning is essential. <em>Combined</em> planning should include those actors (e.g., China, South Korea, and the United States) who would otherwise likely take highly destabilizing unilateral action to protect their own interests. Furthermore, this analysis has important implications for South Korean <em>defense</em> planning: it suggests the need to reform the...

[학술논문] 한국 안보딜레마의 의미와 우리의 선택: 주요현안과 대주변국관계

...dilemma is that of the choice between two contradicting political decisions. On the one hand, we can continue to make a steadfast effort to further strengthen the Korea-US alliance relationship and <em>combined</em> <em>defense</em> posture&mdash;sustaining the existing US-guaranteed Korean security, despite the fact that this may result in a more heightened level of military tension on the Korean peninsula. On the other...

[국내] 김정은 시기 북한의 우주 능력 평가 및 시사점

...deploy a large number of reconnaissance satellites, it is expected to accelerate the mobilization of national capabilities. Additionally, the improvement of North Korea&rsquo;s satellite capabilities, <em>combined</em> with the advancement of its nuclear capabilities, has the potential to emerge as an important military threat to the ROK-US alliance. Ultimately, North Korea&rsquo;s space activities using ballistic...

[해외] Milestones and Momentum: A Banner 2023 for the US-ROK Alliance and the Path Forward

... The year has been marked not only by commemorative milestones that underscore the durability of the alliance, such as the 70th anniversary of the US-ROK Mutual <em>Defense</em> Treaty and the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the <em>Combined</em> Forces Command, but also by unprecedented progress that has substantively strengthened and upgraded the alliance. Progress has unfolded throughout the year, driven...

[해외] No More Delays: Why It’s Time to Move Forward With Wartime OPCON Transition

...unilateral US operational control (OPCON) over the ROK military. However, it was not intended to remain this way. Both US and ROK officials saw the command architecture as following a specific evolutionary trajectory. What began as a unilateral, US-led arrangement evolved into a bilateral <em>combined</em> architecture that eventually moved toward the ROK taking the lead in its own <em>defense</em>.&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;

[해외] Signals on U.S.-South Korea Cost Sharing Negotiations Outpace Those of Inter-Korean Talks

...4, the Korean-language Wikipedia page for&nbsp;<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%9C%EB%AF%B8%EC%97%B0%ED%95%A9%EA%B5%B0%EC%82%AC%EB%A0%B9%EB%B6%80"><strong>Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. <em>Combined</em> Forces Command</strong></a>&nbsp;received more attention than on any other single day in its history and was the key driver of Predata&rsquo;s signal for monitoring South Korean <em>defense</em> issues.