Since human beings have lived in small tribes or cities, they have always contacted with exteriors or groups. They also have given influence to other groups and been influenced by them. A lot of small and large groups have constituted and disappeared ...
Since human beings have lived in small tribes or cities, they have always contacted with exteriors or groups. They also have given influence to other groups and been influenced by them. A lot of small and large groups have constituted and disappeared through those processes. Human history has been unification and amalgamation process socially, and military conquer and invasion history.
Change of nation foreign policy gives important influence on its defense policy. Especially, the foreign policy of the past was developed based on military
Power. Therefore, if the foreign policy that made without considering defense policy or defense policy did not fit in with foreign policy, war was occurred and nation's sovereignty was lost.
Considering the relation between Korean major foreign and defense policies of the past, both the relation between Kogurue and Sue and Korue and Yoe was a reasonable foreign and defense policy. However, the relation between Chosun and Yoejin was a failed case.
A desirable relation between foreign and defense policy should give an answer on "Our nation security can defend by ourselves." The most important matter that the ROK(Republic of Korea) must deals with in the 21st century is to improve Korea's security capabilities and guarantee nation's survivability, prosperity, and unification through providing against the current North Korea's threat and uncertainty future situations. Under new global system. the self-defense capability for nation security is absolutely needed for nation security and preparing the new international circumstances.
The ROK'S defense policy has to be changed from the North Korean oriented policy to the friendly coordination concept with countries around the Korean peninsula. The military size also be changed to fit with this concept and the unit must restructured from quantity to technical and information centered unit.