[특집] 미국의 동북아시아 지역질서 구상

• 영문명: The U.S. Strategic Plan for Northeast Asian Regional Order
• 발행기관: 한국전략문제연구소
• 저자명: 김우상
• 간행물 정보: 『전략연구』통권 제13호, 64~95쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1998.09.30

영문 초록

Since the end of the Cold War the redistribution of capabilities among great powers in the Asia-Pacific region has occurred. A careful analysis of the changes in the regional distribution of power will enable us to forecast the stability of the regional systemic order. In this paper, based on several reports including “Foreign Policy into the 21st Century: The U.S. Leadership Challenge,” prepared by the Center for Strategic & International Studies ( CSIS), “America's National Interests” by the Commission on America's National Interests, “United States Security Strategy for the East Asia Pacific Region,” written by Joseph Nye, and such other reports as EASI Ⅱ, Bottom Up Review, and Quadrennial Defense Review, I will investigate the U.S. strategic plan for Northeast Asian regional order into the 21st century. First of all, I examine the U.S. national interests in the region since the U.S. security strategy for the regional systemic order must be planned in accordance with its goal to maximize its national interests. Then, I provide its strategic plan for the regional order into the 21st century. There are basically three U.S. vital national interests in the Asia-Pacific region. First, the U.S. will do anything to prevent any single power from dominating the region. The U.S. will continue to play an important role in maintaining the existing regional systemic order set up mainly by itself and its allies. Second, the U.S. has a vital interest in ensuring continued commercial, political. and military access to and through the region. Third, the U.S. has a vital interest in halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology as well as chemical and biological weapons and technology.To protect these national interests the U.S. will strengthen its leadership in the Asia-Pacific region. First of all, the U.S. will maintain its bilateral military alliance relationship both with Japan and South Korea, and keep its current level of approximately 100,000 troops in Asia, most of whom are forward-stationed in Japan and South Korea. To maintain hegemonic leadership in the Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. must possess strong power projection capability in the region. The U.S. will also utilize its influence on such multilateral institutions as ASEAN Regional Forum(ARF), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC), and the 'Four-Party Talks' among South and North Korea, China and the U.S. The U.S. will also support the spread of democracy in the region and promote the observance of human rights norms. The U.S. will try to abolish protectionism in the region and to promote international trade based on free market system. Recently, several Asian counties including South Korea are under serious financial difficulties and some of them have asked IMF and other financial institutions to bail them out. The U.S. will help stabilize economies of those countries in financial difficulties while inducing them to be more open and free market oriented. The U.S. will also try to integrate China into the regional economic order supported by the U.S. The U.S. will encourage China to be a part of the World Trade Organization( WTO) and press China to relax its export and import control system. To contain nuclear weapons and missile proliferation is directly related to the U.S. hegemonic leadership status in the international system. There are a couple of nations in Asia which might be obstacles to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. will try to prevent North Korea, China and Russia from spreading those weapons and technology. The U.S. will also honor the Geneva Agreement with North Korea and play the major role in the 'Four-Way Talks.' The U.S. must want to maintain its military alliance relationship both with Japan and with South Korea in the 21st century. The U.S. and Japan has revised the Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation last September.

목차

Ⅰ. 서론

Ⅱ. 동북아시아 지역 안보상황 변화와 미국의 국익

Ⅲ. 미국의 동북아시아 지역질서 구상

Ⅳ. 결론

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