Strategic Hedging in Indo-Pacific Alignments: A Comparative Analysis of Geo-economic and Security Interactions between South Korea’s New Southern Policy and India’s Act East Policy

• 발행기관: 지역사회학회
• 저자명: Huazhong Tu Bo Tu Xinyu Ma
• 간행물 정보: 『지역사회학』제26권 제2호, 5~27쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 사회학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.08.31

국문 초록

This study utilizes strategic hedging theory to comparatively analyze the geo-economic and security interactions between South Korea’s New Southern Policy(NSP) and India’s Act East Policy(AEP) in the Indo-Pacific region from 2014 to 2024. Rooted in neo-classical realist institutionalism, it identifies divergent strategic logics: South Korea employs institutional arbitrage and techno-economic statecraft to expand its middle-power influence, whereas India utilizes its land-sea duality to reinforce its role as a security provider. The analysis uncovers three principal findings: (1) Competitive institutional balancing is evident in ASEAN’s digital governance frameworks and Myanmar’s infrastructure investments; (2) Asymmetric complementarity arises from the consolidation of the semiconductor supply chain (with Korea’s technological edge) and maritime security in the Indian Ocean (highlighting India’s naval dominance); (3) Sub-regional mini-lateral mechanisms, such as the India-ASEAN Connectivity Projects, act as crucial facilitators for non-confrontational hedging.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature review and theoretical interpretation

Ⅲ. He development of south korea’s new southern policy and india’s act east policy

Ⅳ. Ompetitive and cooperative dynamics in non-adversarial games

Ⅴ. Conclusions and implication

References

키워드

South Korea New Southern Policy India’s Act East Policy Co-competition Realistic Institutionalis