<Background and Purpose>

To assess the causes and developments in the war in Ukraine, and analyze its impact on global and regional security dynamics as well as the Korean Peninsula

   ◎ To identify root causes of the crisis in Ukraine and understand the current state of the conflict

       - To explore the source of the conflict on different levels - global, national, and personal.

       - To make a strategic understanding on the implications of the Ukraine crisis by assessing the current state of the war from the operational perspective

   ◎ To assess the impact of the Ukraine crisis on global security dynamics as well as the East Asian region including the Korean Peninsula, and shape the ROK's counter-strategies

       - The impact of the war in Ukraine is examined from three aspects: the changes in global security environment; the intensification of structural conflicts in Northeast Asia; the acceleration of emerging security crises

       - To identify the war's impact on the Korean Peninsula and explore the future directions of response

 <Research Results>

(1) The analysis and assessment on the Ukraine Crisis (2) Policy implications on the Korean Peninsula

   ◎ The Causes] Conflicts and contest of core values and national interests triggered by: the expansion of NATO; strengthening of the European identity and irreversible shift to Atlanticism in Ukraine; emergence of imperialist syndrome in Russia 

   ◎ [Global Impacts] Accelerated bifurcation between the democratic block(the US, NATO, etc) and the authoritarian powers(Russia, China, etc); reinforcement of trilateral ties among the US-ROK-Japan as well as North Korea-China-Russia; intensification of unconventional security threats such as economic and food crises

   ◎ [Response strategies for the ROK] Participate in international sanctions against Moscow while maintaining strategic communication with Russia for the stable management the bilateral relations; Enhance viability of the extended deterrence, and foster independent and substantial response capabilities against North Korean nuclear and missile threats at the earliest stage possible; Identify lessons from the Ukrainian war as to various components of combat development required for the future warfare, which must be carried out association with the Defense Innovation 4.0.