신흥안보위협과 군의 과제

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, the concept of security has evolved to encompass human and social communities. In today’s complex networks era, emerging security threats such as cyber attacks, infectious diseases, climate change, and refugees are becoming one of major topics of security research. The military has dealt with these issues with the concept of non-traditional security so far, but it is necessary to more actively develop response capabilities and systems, with the concept of emerging security. Recently, military forces of European countries and the U.S. have developed their capabilities to deal with emerging security threats. The Korean military also made good progress in supporting the prevention COVID-19 and rescuing refugees from Afghanistan. However, there are still cases in which responding to emerging security threats is misunderstood as public support activities unrelated to security. In order to enhance the ability to respond to emerging security threats, the military should consider a meta-governance approach that comprehensively views various issue areas. The military should develop logical and legal causes for military’s role in responding to emerging security threats and consider not only crisis management but also preparation for future “X-events.” It is also necessary to develop a comprehensive civil-military coordination mechanism and expand international cooperation through military diplomacy.