[학술논문] From a Buffer Zone to a <em>Strategic</em> Burden: Evolving Sino-North Korea Relations during Hu Jintao Era

...understand China&rsquo;s changing <em>strategic</em> views on North Korea during Hu Jintao&rsquo;s era and to consider the implications for South Korea&rsquo;s policies toward North Korea and China. Sino-North Korea cooperation can be theoretically explained by the <em>alliance</em> transition theory, a modified one from the political realist perspective. The implications of the <em>alliance</em> transition theory are that China...

[학술논문] 한미동맹의 현황과 미래비전

한미양국은 &lsquo;21세기 전략동맹&rsquo;에 합의한 이후 지리적이나 기능적으로 협력의 범위를 넓혀가고 있다. 이러한 가운데 북한 핵문제에 대처하기 위해 미국은 한국에 대한 &lsquo;확장 억지&rsquo;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] Transformation of Korea-U.S. <em>Alliance</em> and North Korean Threat: A South Korean Public Perspective

...<em>alliance</em> and its relation to North Korean nuclear issues since the inauguration of the new administration in South Korea in 2008 especially from the context of South Korean public opinion. This paper examines how South Koreans&rsquo; foreign policy beliefs show consistent structure. Also, despite the change of administrations in 2008, how South Koreans&rsquo; appreciation of the ROK-U.S. <em>alliance</em>...

[학술논문] The Politics of Lips and Teeth: Reexamining the 1961 Sino-North Korean <em>Alliance</em> Treaty from the Chinese Perspective

...formation of the Sino-North Korean <em>alliance</em> treaty in 1961 from the Chinese perspective. The existing literature has explained the formation of the treaty mainly in the given circumstantial context or from the view of North Korea&rsquo;s diplomatic initiative in the Sino-Soviet dispute. However, this article argues that the treaty was a product of China&rsquo;s <em>strategic</em> behavior based on its national...

[학술논문] Sino-American Relations and the Unification of the Korean Peninsula

...vis-&agrave;-vis American capability and utilize the concept of <em>strategic</em> pragmatism. Korea&rsquo;s options include positive peaceful coexistence, deepened inter-Korean cooperation based on the wotrack strategy, peninsular arms control along with the institutionalization of Northeast Asian multilateral security cooperation, a modernized Korea-U.S. <em>alliance</em>, and upgraded cooperative relations with China.

[국내] 한·미 확장억제정책위원회 구성의 의미와 과제

...의지를 재확인하는 회의였다. 이번 회의에서 양국 국방장관은 다음과 같이 세 가지 중요한 문건을 승인하고 서명했다.<br /> <br /> - 향후 5년간 대한민국 합참으로 전시작전권을 전환하기 위한 기본 틀을 제공할 &lsquo;전략동맹 2015&rsquo;(the <em>Strategic</em> <em>Alliance</em> 2015)<br /> - 한‧미 상호방위조약에 기반한 동맹의 미래 비전을 구현하기 위한 문서인 &lsquo;국방협력지침&rsquo;(the Guidelines for U.S.-ROK Defense Cooperation)<br /> - 작전계획을 발전시키는 데 필요한 전략지침과 권한을 한‧미 군사위원회에 제공하는 &lsquo;전략기획지침&rsquo;(the <em>Strategic</em> Planning Guidance)

[국내] 러시아-북한-중국 삼각관계'의 전략적 함의: '미국 요인'과 한국에의 시사점

...has also been declining in terms of frequency and intensity compared to the trilateral regime established in the 1950&rsquo;s. The Russo-Sino-North Korea triangle once characterized as a military <em>alliance</em> has been considerably weakened by the elimination of the automatic-military intervention clause from the treaty involving those three nations; and the close association between the parties and governments...

[국내] Russia’s Views on North Korean Contingency: Implications for Russia-South Korea <em>Strategic</em> Cooperation

...Post-Cold War Russia experienced severe loss ofinfluence over Northeast Asia. In particular, the forfeiture of its <em>alliance</em> link with North Korea and the loss of its <em>strategic</em> interaction with the US at the regional level became definite root causes that made Russia lose its position as a <em>strategic</em> actor in Northeast Asia.<br /> Therefore, the foremost priorities of Russia in Northeast Asia are to overcome...

[국내] 갈 길 먼 한미동맹 현대화: 정상회담이 남긴 것

...<em>alliance</em> modernization. To be sure, both nations broadly agree<br /> that modernization is necessary. After the summit, Lee gave a speech at the Center for International and <em>Strategic</em><br /> Studies (CSIS), a major think tank in Washington, in which he stated &ldquo;At the summit meeting today with<br /> President Trump, President Trump and I agreed to make and modernize our bilateral <em>alliance</em> to...

[국내] The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue and Indo-Pacific Security

...its correlation with the United States&rsquo; downgrading North Korea&rsquo;s threats to a lower tier within its policy priorities. Thus, South Korea should promote the solidarity of the ROK-U.S. <em>alliance</em> by capitalizing on its shipbuilding strengths and other leverage points with the United States, thereby pursuing a virtuous cycle that elevates the priority of the Korean Peninsula on the agenda.&nbsp;