Analyzing South Korea's defense reform 2020

Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-134

  Han, Yong Sup ^a  

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EID: 33645523961     PISSN: 10163271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10163270609464101     Document Type: Review

References (28)

1. National Security Council of the Republic of Korea, Peace, Prosperity and National Security: National Security Strategy of the Republic of Korea (Seoul: National Security Council, 2004), pp. 43-44.
2. The U.S. Department of Defense Transformation Office, Transformation Planning Guidance (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 2004).
3. To apply some lessons learned from the French Defense Reform plans, the Research Institute on National Security Affairs at Korea National Defense University translated and distributed the two Defense Reform Plan Acts of France: "Service d' Information et de Relations Publiques des Armèes, Une Défense Nouvelle 1997-2015;
4. "Ministère de la Défense, Loi de Programmation Militaire 2003-2008.
5. Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense, Defense Reform 2020, available at http://www.mnd.go.kr.
6. Donald H. Rumsfeld, "Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld to the International Institute for Strategic Studies," Shangri-la Dialogue, Singapore, June 5, 2004.
7. South Korean NGOs, comprising mainly anti-defense civil organizations, criticized the government for increasing defense budgets vis-à-vis a small reduction of military manpower. The Peace Network, for example, insisted on more manpower reduction to 300,000 and less defense budget increase, available at http://www.ohmynews.com/cp/newswire/news (accessed on Sept. 14, 2005).
8. National Assembly lawmaker, Song Young-sun denounced the troop reduction because she felt more cuts to the level of 350,000 would be needed to save defense costs and for the saved money to be used to buy more advanced weapons, Korea Times, Sept. 14, 2005.
9. Dong Joon-hwang, "Directions Toward Defense Reform (Korean)," Security Management Institute Issue and Report, Aug. 15, 2005. Dr. Hwang proposed a deeper cut to 300,000 to build a more high-tech, speedy, and information-intensive force.
10. Jung Sung-ki, "Korea to Cut Troops by 25%," Korea Times, Sept. 5, 2005.
11. Bruce Bennett, "A Brief Analysis of the ROK Defense Reform Plan," The author's study report to the Korean National Assemblyman, Jin Ha-hwang, November 2005.
12. David Chuter, Defense Transformation: Short Guide to the Issues, Monograph 49 (Pretoria, South Africa: Institute of Security Studies, 2000), ch. 2.
13. The U.S. Department of Defense, "Defense Manpower Requirements Report, 2001," available at http://www.defenselink. The U.S. DoD, Federal Staff Directory 2001, Vol. III (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001). For French data, refer to the report in footnote 3.
14. A similar problem arose in the French defense reform process. The French government passed a bill to provide substitute jobs to the retiring generals and officers. Jean Michel Palagos, "Experiences and Lessons from the French Defense Reform," a paper presented in the seminar on "Global Trends of Defense Reform and the Choice for Korea," co-sponsored by Yonsei University and Research Institute on National Security Affairs, Sept. 8, 2005.
15. David Chuter, "Successful Defense Transformations: Some Principles and Some Practices," a paper presented in the seminar on "Global Trends of Defense Reform and the Choice for Korea," co-sponsored by Yonsei University and Research Institute on National Security Affairs, Sept. 8, 2005.
16. Ronald S. Mangum, "Joint Force Training: Key to ROK Military Transformation," Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 2004), pp. 119-32.
17. Gordon Nathaniel Lederman, Reorganizing the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999).
18. "More Defense Spending is Burden to Economy," Korea Times, Sept. 14, 2005.
19. National Assemblyman, Im Jong-in of the ruling Uri Party said that the increase in defense budget would become a serious burden to the economy, Korea Times, Sept. 14, 2005.
20. At the first presentation of the defense reform plan, Defense Minister Yoon stated that the annual increase of defense budget at 11 percent would be affordable, Korea Herald, Sept. 14, 2005.
21. Later, in October 2005, the ROK Defense Ministry announced a moderate defense budget forecasted at 621 trillion won. The ROK Ministry of National Defense, Defense Reform 2020, pp. 40-41.
22. 2005, Defense Reform 2020, pp. 40-41. Ibid.
23. National Institute for Defense Studies, East Asian Strategic Review 2005 (Tokyo: Japan Times, 2005), p. 82.
24. The Ministry of National Defense, Defense White Paper, 2004, p. 50.
25. Resource Management, HQ, U.S. Forces in Korea, Korea Resource Management Factbook, 2002, pp. 10-12.
26. U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton's speech, as reported in Korea Times, Oct. 26, 2005.
27. "The Joint Statement on the Launch of a Strategic Consultation for an Allied Partnership between South Korea and the United States," as reported in Korea Times, Jan. 20, 2006.
28. Korea Times, Jan. 20, 2006.