지정학적 측면에서 이해한 지중해의 지속 가능한 평화 함의

Abstract

The Mediterranean region is a very important place in historical and geopolitical perspective, and a region where division occurs at economic and international level. To understand Mediterranean region, it is first necessary to recognize that the Mediterranean is a complex place of cultures, religions, politics, international relations and languages of various times. Thus for sustainable peace in the Mediterranean region, it is necessary to understand social and cultural phenomena along with the meaning of the Mediterranean’s geopolitical location. The Mediterranean, surrounded by the three continents of Africa, Asia and Europe geopolitically, is an important place to control the world order as the gates of the East and the West, and is also an area where various cultures interact. Western, Eastern and Islamic civilizations have long been in frequent contact in the Mediterranean, which has resulted in endless conflicts by borders, religion, ethnicity, resources and hegemonism in the Middle East, and disputes between ethnic minorities and minority religions continue within the country as well as between countries. The conflict has mass produced refugees who are suffering from poverty and inequality and are exposed to the threat of life. Therefore, for sustainable peace in the Mediterranean region, efforts should be made to properly analyze the factors and phenomena caused the inflow of various cultures and internal and external conflicts and to respond to rapidly changing social situations. In order to solve the problems of the Mediterranean, cooperation between countries in the Mediterranean region is first requested. The government should move away from dictatorship and pursue liberal democracy, abandon its own protectionism and selfishness and respect each unique culture. The peaceful coexistence of the Mediterranean requires education for correct recognition, and the leaders of each country must make constant efforts to do so. Specifically, the Mediterranean countries should observe the U.N. Refugee Agreement and come up with legal and social- level countermeasures to address the refugee problem that has arisen due to the conflict. To sustain peace in the Mediterranean, we will have to recognize the meaning of the Mediterranean at the geopolitical level, and the entire world as well as countries in the Mediterranean region will have to work together to maintain peace.