탈냉전기 한국의 동아시아 인식과 구상 - 김대중 사례 연구 (Kim Dae-Jung’s Perception, Idea, and Cooperative Strategy of East Asia during the Post-Cold War Period)

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초록

This paper aims to analyze Kim Dae-Jung’s perception, idea and cooperative strategy of East Asia
during the post-cold war period. As a president of South Korea from 1998-2003, Kim suggested very
distinctive configurations of regional perceptions and ideas of cooperation relating to the Korean
problem.
Above all he pursued a‘ de facto’cooperative security system about the Korean question. According to him, the Korean question has been a regional and international problem for a long time. Then, without
the cooperation and assurance of the neighboring powers, Korea’s security and development would not
be possible and stable. The Korean-American alliance is the key pillar of all the external relations. To
him, the USA is an East Asian power.
Based on the ROK-US alliance, he strengthened the close cooperation in economics, culture, trade,
and security with China, Japan, and Russia, striking distinction from the cold war period. He laid the
foundations of security guarantee with China, Japan, and Russia without weakening the strong alliance
with America at all.
Also, right after the financial crisis of East Asia Kim Dae-Jung suggested various governances,
structures, and frameworks of East Asian regional cooperation and multilateral solidarity. In doing so,
firstly, he tried to embrace the US as an East Asian country in order to check and balance the
neighboring countries, secondly to connect North East Asia and South East Asia especially in economics
and trade, and thirdly to construct an East Asian community ultimately.
However, Kim’s idea showed significant limitations. In spite of suggesting many ideas of regional
cooperation, he failed to establish some pertaining institutions or institutionalized templates. Secondly,
he definitively preferred and continued the way of bilateral approach rather multilateral one in dealing
with the Korean question, also preferred leadership to institution. Then multilateralism would not be
institutionalized and stabilized on the Korean issue. Finally, about the North Korean issue, national value
and approach was more central than the regional and global ones to him.

영어초록

This paper aims to analyze Kim Dae-Jung’s perception, idea and cooperative strategy of East Asia
during the post-cold war period. As a president of South Korea from 1998-2003, Kim suggested very
distinctive configurations of regional perceptions and ideas of cooperation relating to the Korean
problem.
Above all he pursued a‘ de facto’cooperative security system about the Korean question. According to him, the Korean question has been a regional and international problem for a long time. Then, without
the cooperation and assurance of the neighboring powers, Korea’s security and development would not
be possible and stable. The Korean-American alliance is the key pillar of all the external relations. To
him, the USA is an East Asian power.
Based on the ROK-US alliance, he strengthened the close cooperation in economics, culture, trade,
and security with China, Japan, and Russia, striking distinction from the cold war period. He laid the
foundations of security guarantee with China, Japan, and Russia without weakening the strong alliance
with America at all.
Also, right after the financial crisis of East Asia Kim Dae-Jung suggested various governances,
structures, and frameworks of East Asian regional cooperation and multilateral solidarity. In doing so,
firstly, he tried to embrace the US as an East Asian country in order to check and balance the
neighboring countries, secondly to connect North East Asia and South East Asia especially in economics
and trade, and thirdly to construct an East Asian community ultimately.
However, Kim’s idea showed significant limitations. In spite of suggesting many ideas of regional
cooperation, he failed to establish some pertaining institutions or institutionalized templates. Secondly,
he definitively preferred and continued the way of bilateral approach rather multilateral one in dealing
with the Korean question, also preferred leadership to institution. Then multilateralism would not be
institutionalized and stabilized on the Korean issue. Finally, about the North Korean issue, national value
and approach was more central than the regional and global ones to him.

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