韩国的中等强国外交——以国际维和与对外援助为中心

South Korea's Middle Power Diplomacy:Focused on Peacekeeping Operation and Foreign Aid

作为近年来中等强国中的后起之秀,韩国的外交行为越来越表现为中等强国的外交模式和轨迹。从国际维和到对外援助,从20国集团(G20)到牵头成立墨西哥、印度尼西亚、韩国和土耳其五国组织(MIKTA),韩国的身影活跃在国际社会的各个角落。在全球化深入发展,国际格局多态化演进的背景下,分析韩国的中等强国外交实践,对于理解韩国的中等强国战略具有重要的现实意义。

Those countries whose comprehensive national strength are second only to great powers are normally considered as the middle powers.Middle power has become a compound concept which contains elements such as comprehensive national strength,behavior pattern,geopolitics and psychology identity.As a rising star among middle powers,South Korea has increasingly presented its diplomatic behavior as the diplomatic pattern and orbit of a middle power.South Korea remains active in every comer of international community,such as international peacekeeping,foreign aid,G20 summit and leading the establishment of MIKTA.Under the background of the further development of globalization and the diversification of international structure,the analysis of South Korea s diplomatic practice as a middle power is of considerable realistic significance in understanding South Koreas middle power strategy.