Maritime Security (해양안보)

Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (한국해양전략연구소)
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The Effect of Alliance on Maritime Territorial Disputes: A Case of the Aegean Sea Dispute Between Greece and Türkiye

해양영토분쟁에서 동맹의 영향: 그리스와 튀르키예 에게해 분쟁 사례

  • 황원준 (국방대학교 안보정책학과)
  • Received : 2023.02.23
  • Accepted : 2023.05.26
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

This paper explores the limited role of alliances in preventing maritime territorial disputes among member states, using the ongoing conflict between Greece and Türkiye, two NATO allies, as a case study. Drawing on Institutionalist theory, we seek to explain the mechanisms that have contributed to the failure of the alliance to prevent this dispute, despite constant cooperation and transparency. Unlike land disputes, maritime territorial disputes are complex and multi-layered, with fluid boundaries that can change with climate or natural resource availability. Moreover, the lack of constant surveillance creates ambiguity about territorial encroachment thresholds. These factors have exacerbated the dispute between Greece and Türkiye, drawing other NATO members into the conflict and undermining the strength of the alliance. This paper concludes by providing policy implications for the Republic of Korea in its own potential maritime disputes, and contributes to the broader literature on the role of alliances in preventing territorial disputes.

제도주의에 따르면 동맹은 회원국 간의 영토분쟁을 방지하고 우호 관계를 증진시킨다. 그렇다면 나토의 회원국인 그리스와 튀르키예의 에게해 분쟁은 왜 계속되는 것일까? 이 연구는 회원국 간 분쟁을 방지하는 동맹의 역할이 해양영토분쟁에서는 제한적으로 나타나는 메커니즘을 설명한다. 해양영토는 육지영토와 다르게 다층적인 경계로 인한 복잡성을 가진다. 또, 기후변화 등에 따라 경계에 영향을 미치는 기준이 변화하는 유동성이 있으며, 해양영토에 상시 경계가 제한되어 대응의 임계점이 모호하다. 오랜 기간 에게해를 사이에 두고 적대적인 관계를 유지해온 그리스와 튀르키예는 1952년 나토에 가입하면서 동맹 관계를 맺게 되었다. 하지만 동맹의 제도에 따른 정보의 투명성과 지속적인 협력에도 불구하고 해양영토분쟁의 특징으로 인하여 동맹의 회원국 간 분쟁 방지 효과는 제한적일 수밖에 없었다. 특히, 석유 시추 등 자원을 둘러싼 문제로 인해 양국의 갈등이 나토의 다른 회원국들과의 관계 악화로 이어지며, 동맹의 결속과 억제력을 약화시키는 문제도 이어지고 있다. 이 연구의 결과는 대한민국의 주변국과의 해양영토 분쟁 및 동맹관계에도 정책적 함의를 주며, 동맹과 해양영토분쟁 연구에도 기여할 것으로 기대한다.

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