한반도 평화체제와 한미동맹 - 동북아 평화체제와의 구조적 연계성

Abstract

A peace system on the Korean peninsula draws increasing attention since the 9·19 joint statement in conclusion of the fourth Six-Party Talks was issued. The statement was a comprehensive approach which compensates economic assistance, energy provision, and diplomatic normalization between North Korea, the U.S., and Japan for North Koreas denuclearization. It also aimed at the establishment of a peace system on the Korean peninsula and construction of a multilateral security arrangement in Northeast Asia in order to solve the North Korean nuclear development problem. Thus, once the negotiation over the Korean peninsula peace system gets into strides, a number of issues will be raised and debated regarding peace system and especially ROK-U.S. alliance. This paper tries to examine some important issues(the status of the United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command, strategic flexibility of the USFK and so on), relating restructuring ROK-U.S. alliance on peace system perspectives in the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia. For the purpose of this, I will evaluate previous debates about peace system on the Korean peninsula and present the concept of negative and positive peace system. In this lines, I will examine some important issues relating restructuring ROK-U.S. alliance with consideration of the structural relationship between the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia.