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Country Report: South Korea; Defense Reform and Force Enhancement Plans
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract The Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korea) is facing 'omni-directional' threats, including a risk of war with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea). South Korea is building up an appropriate level of military force to be able to counter threats from any direction across regions... view more
The Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korea) is facing 'omni-directional' threats, including a risk of war with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea). South Korea is building up an appropriate level of military force to be able to counter threats from any direction across regions and operational domains. In addition, the ROK Armed Forces are eager to contribute to a mutually complementary and robust ROK-US alliance to strengthen deterrence and territorial defense. At the same time, South Korea aims to bolster its role on the international stage by increasing its contributions to overseas deployments and out-of-area operations. It actively supports global responses against threats to the international norms and order. In South Korea, the idea that the two goals of national- and international-oriented security are complementary enjoys very broad support.... view less
Keywords
South Korea; defense policy; security policy; conflict potential; North Korea; threat; military; United States of America
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
22 p.
Series
DGAP Report
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0