한반도 안보환경변화와 군사보호구역 재조정: 경기도 사례

Abstract

In recent years, a critical issue in security studies has been revolving around the implications of the comprehensive security which encompasses economic well-being, poverty and environment for the human security conditions. While obscuring the traditional military security in the wake of such changing global trends in the post-Cold War era as globalization, the expansion of the security concept seems to reflect complicated yet various security issues in the post-Cold war era. Though not escaping yet from the rigid Col-War confrontation structure, Korea is also in a position to transform its military force structure for meeting the various security demands dictated by such global security changes. As this turns out to affect the interests of Gyeonggi province in which large scales of military forces have been stationed along with majority of military facility protection areas, one of it major concerns should be with the impact of these security changes upon the readjustment of its military facility protection areas. Investigating the validity of this issue, or the readjustment of 'military facility protection area' which accounts for the majority of the Northern border area of Gyeonggi province, this study explores into the impact of military restructuring due to 'Defense Reform Plan 2020' on the Gyeonggi Province and find out some policy alternatives conducive to the establishment of the desirable civil-military cooperative relationship. As a result, this study suggests some policy alternatives as follows. First, efforts should be doubled to prepare for procedural agreements for the rational solutions between central government concerned with the national interests and regional governments caring for the interests of the border region. Second, regarding the issue of the rational readjustment of the military facility protection, a civil-military coordination center for providing better civil service to the local people should be established under the direction of the Joint Staff of Chiefs in the Defense Department. Third, for the desirable civil-military cooperation, demanded is the revision of the border region-supporting law for the sake of local societies having experienced significant disadvantages and inconveniencies in the name of national security. Fourth, Gyeonggi province needs to initiate and operate the system of "regional cooperation governance" for strengthening its driving capacity by networking with various civil societies of other regions in order to make the central government ant the Korean military act upon its regional interests. Finally, provided such demanding security changes on the Korean peninsula, it is encouraged to institutionalize legal procedures to balance the military security and the increasing awareness of the citizen's property rights.