Middle Powers in Great Powers’ Grand Strategy : Korea’s Soft Hedging in the East Asian Security Structure

• 발행기관: 연세대학교 동서문제연구원
• 저자명: Young-june Chung Sukhee Han Yongsoon Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『동서연구』제25권 2호, 1~28쪽, 전체 28쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 지역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.05.20

영문 초록

This paper attempts to find Korea’s foreign policy directives amid a constantly changing regional dynamic shaped by the United States and China (G-2). The future of the G-2 relationship is a decisive factor to the Korean Peninsula due to the structural influence and uncertainties it entails. When the two great powers’ grand strategies - strategy of primacy and neo-isolationism for the U.S., and strategy of status quo and revisionism for China – converge, a distinctive set of international order appears in the East Asian security structure. They are: hegemonic stability, power transition, concert of power, and balance-of-power. Although the four different security settings require Korea to adopt differing tactics, its broader strategic orientation should orient towards “soft hedging”, a strategic maneuver to maintain peaceful and strategic relations with both China and the U.S., while also broadly contributing to facilitating China’s integration into the American-led international system. Under the circumstances, Korea can play a pivotal role in East Asian international relations by effectively using its hard and soft power resources and legitimate status as a historical peace power. Furthermore, Korea can become an effective global player as an “interest mediator” between the developed and developing nations in the fields of non-traditional security issues such as environment, human security, international finance, free trade economy, human rights, and international development.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction: Korea’s Place in the Regional Dynamics

Ⅱ. Developing American and Chinese Grand Strategy in Context

Ⅲ. Convergence of Grand Strategy and Future Scenarios of East Asian Regional Order

Ⅳ. Korea’s Place in the Future G-2 Security Structure

Ⅴ. Implication: Korea as a Role Model

키워드

G-2 Middle Power Pivotal Partner Strategic Hedging Soft Hedging Global Korea East Asian Security Order