시베리아 공간의 지정학적 의미와 러시아: 지정학적 요소/분석단위를 중심으로

Abstract

We could find out the geopolitical meaning of the Siberian space from a national strategy by the major game participant countries which elaborate an extension strategy of power at the lower part in the same space, that is, an extension policy of power to Middle East and Central Asia of U.S.A, the southward expansion policy of Russia, and the South-west ward expansion policy of China etc., are a clear example. We could find out the geopolitical meaning of the Siberian space from a practical use of all sorts of resources which is distributed in the same space. Putin, Russian president is fully aware of the importance of energy industry as a greatest strategic industry and he carries out an energy policy based on a national benefit. Korea, Japan and China etc., as the representative importing countries in Northeastern Asia do not take their own way from a geopolitic element of "Oil & Gas" in Siberia and Far Eastern Region. The meaning which the Siberian space presents to Russia is derived from the following. First, it is sensitivity of a result that cause and effect on an international relations which developed in the lower part of Siberia spreaded to the Siberian space. Second, it could find from a corresponding logic toward an international relations of "Participation and Intervention" which takes an economic element of the Siberian space through parameter directly. Finally, The geopolitical meaning of the Siberian space greatly comes to the fore by linking together an economic element which is a practical use of resources as well as political element which called the national security. Russia will make an experiment on his geopolitical national strategies centering around the same space.