This research is focus on the possibility of removing the uncertainity and of promoting inter-state cooperation in the Northest Asia. Though the cold war era had came to an end in the early 1990s, the legacies(the cold-war symptoms), such as bilateral...
This research is focus on the possibility of removing the uncertainity and of promoting inter-state cooperation in the Northest Asia. Though the cold war era had came to an end in the early 1990s, the legacies(the cold-war symptoms), such as bilateral alliance, military expenditures, ideological conflicts, the absent of inter-sate cooperation and the possibility of nuclear weapon proliferations so on, have been prevailed in the Northest Asia. That's why the reason that searcing for the methodology of 'permanent peace' in inter-state relations is valid and relevant object in Northeast Asia.
This thesis is composed of six chapter. The first chapter is a concise introduction of objective of this research. The second chapter introduces the research methods used for the research. The third and fourth chapters analyze both the examples of Europe, ASEAN and present conditions of the Northest Asia. The fifth chapter search for a R.O.K's strategic policy to the northest asia. And the last chapter synthesize a research that has been advanced before.
This study present to the model of "cooperative security" that is the only way to solve problems above mentioned. And the research takes two level approach, these are both actor-centered approach (national preference theory by prof. Moravcsik) and the institutional approach(stances presented by Robert O. Keohane, such as institution's autonomy·embodiment·universality, the role of hegemone, the level of mutual assurance, reciprocity)
This research takes Neo-liberalism paradigm. And a few hypotheses are given for the evolvement of this research in based on the Neo-liberalism paradigm. First, State is not a unitary actor, but a major factor like international institutions, regulations, International organization etc. Second, State-rationality leads to cooperate between countries. Third, international environment has a closeness effect with national preference. Fourth, international organization, regulations, and rules are effects to independent influence to cooperative security.
With this background in mind, the objective of this thesis is to analyze the present conditions and perspective of "cooperative security" in the Northest Asia. For the attainment of research's goal, this study compares with Europe(CSCE/OSCE) and ASEAN(ARF).
Based of the examples from Europe and ASEAN, there are sevral advantageous reasons for cooperative security. Firstly, states notices that anxiety of an opaque threat is increased. Secondly, national preference has been converged into cooperation through international institution. Thirdly, there are accumulating conversation and existing interventional authority. Fourthly, hegemon(hegemonic state)'s positive viewpoints have been existed. Fifthly, it has been shared in a geo-political approximation. Sixthly, inter-state issues beyond a nation-state's capability had been prevailed. And lastly the political consensus for institutional efficiency has been formed and member-states are an inclusiveness.
To put the positive options of comparative instance above mentioned in Northeast Asia, few options accord with Europe, ASEAN. But positive factors that cooperative security formed hav not formed. In detail, there are few points of positive formation. Firstly the national preferences are converged "institutional" model(R.O.K., Russia, China) and "dicretionary" model(U.S., Japan, D.P.R.K.) that most likely to propelling sub-regional cooperation from "domestic adjuster" model. And in spite of the "talk shop" corresponds to economic, cultural filed, the habit of accumulative conversations must be a positive formation. But the negative characters still exist. Most of all, there caused regional variety to the difficulty of agenda-settings and the lack of bindings(or ties). Secondly, hegemon(especially United States) have a negative option toward multilateral security cooperation in the Northeast Asia. Thirdly, a premature communication between inter-states is an obstacle to mutual assurance, weapon control and the solution of security dilemma. Fourthly, there are deficits of political binding and geo-political approximation. Fifthly, there didn't need to inter-state cooperation, because state in regional arena(especially Japan, R.O.K.) is a succesful "domestic adjustor".
Concludly the possibility of shaping "cooperative security" is very low. Though it's need more collaborative work, R.O.K.'s assignment will be clear because of being involved "institutional" model swiftly. The R.O.K's themes are ; first, serching for balancer among regional states, second, resolution of interior structural probelms(examples : consolidation of democracy, fairness of distribution, conflicts due to the accessibility of the markets(either domestic or foreign market), and so on), third, establishing duplicate strategy in intra-Korean relations, fourth, searching for sub-regional role of cooperative initiative and lastly the reinforcement of initiative to regional arms control through the process of solving conventional weapon at intra-Peninsular.
The above analyses enable us to conclude that course of cooperative security are propelling and how apply to Northeast Asia through framework of cooperative security. Especially, Considering R.O.K's realites(both the involving foreign adjuster model(institutional model) fastly and the assignment of unification), it's time to active and positive searching for more strategic foreign policies.