• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.381-418
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• 2008

This study revisits the meaning of energy security by examining the oil market supply and demand conditions of petroleum products and refinery capacity of three Northeast Asian countries(Korea, China, Japan). In 2006, 10.6 million bid of excess demand occurred and is expected to be 15~22 million bid by the year 2030 in this regional oil market. Different oil demand is caused mainly by the different demands for various petroleum products based on each country's economic structures. If the demands are ranked according to their petroleum products, Chinese case shows gasoil > gasoline > fuel oil> LPG > naphtha > Kero/jet and Japanese case shows gasoil > gasoline> naphtha> Kero/jet > fuel oil > LPG, while Korean case shows naphtha> gas oil > fuel oil > LPG > Kero/jet > gasoline, respectively. Total CDU(Crude Distillation Unit) capacity of three northeast asian countries also have been examined in this respect. This study points out the importance of the information on oil demand and supply, on petroleum products and refinery capacities of the three Northeast Asian countries to enhance the security of the oil market in this region.

• Journal of International Area Studies (JIAS)
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.107-133
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• 2009

International relations in the 21st century is featured by boundless competition among nations to secure sufficient energy resources for achieving economic development. Resource diplomacy, therefore, is competitive in its nature, which is derived from the fact that resources of the globe are limited. Chinese recent economic growth has been possible mainly due to its success in resource diplomacy. The Chinese resource diplomacy has shown two different patterns according to target regions. On the one hand, China has pursued multilateral approach to Central Asia region, by which China aimed to secure energy with joint exploration method in the region. Chinese resource diplomacy toward Africa, on the other hand, has been based on bilateral approach combined with unit-centered economic aid to African nations. This difference in Chinese foreign policy pattern seems to be derived from three factors: namely, Chinese strategic considerations on geopolitical condition, regional security sensitivity, and legacies of Chinese long-time non-alignment diplomacy since the 1950s. Whether China is able to maintain the current pattern of resource diplomacy will be depended on how wisely China pursue its relations with two other global powers: Russia in the Central Asia and the U.S. in Africa. In this regard, the Chinese resource diplomacy is expected to work as determining factor of shaping a pattern of tri-lateral strategic relations among the U.S., Russia, and China. Chinese resource diplomacy thus will determine the future direction of the global politics in terms of strategic arrangement.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.229-234
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• 1998

우리나라는 현재 고유의 액체금속로 모델인 KALIMER(Korea Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor)의 개발을 통해 에너지 자원의 이용 효율 증대와 사용후 핵연료 및 초 장수명핵종 소멸처리 문제 등과 같은 에너지 안보와 환경 문제를 동시에 해결하려 하고 있다. 한편 KALIMER의 개바이 그 의미를 갖기 위해서는 고려중인 개념들이 기술적인 측면에서 기능성, 제작성, 안전성, 운용성, 독창성 등이 우수해야 할 뿐만 아니라 경제성이 확보되어야 한다. (중략)

• Defense and Technology
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• no.5 s.147
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• pp.8-13
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• 1991

한.소 관계의 발전으로 기대되는 잇점은 첫째, 국제정치.안보 및 통일정책수행등에 있어서의 소련의 역할이 기여할 가능성이 크고, 둘째, 풍부한 천연자원과 거대한 잠재시장으로서의 무한한 매력이 있다는 점이다. 또한 소련이 40여년간 국력을 기울여 이룩해 놓은 5천여개의 연구소에 있는 수많은 전문과학기술인력, 기초.첨단기술성과 등 거대한 기술력을 활용하여 우리의 취약한 기술경쟁력을 개선할수 있다는 점이다. 한.소양국은 여러가지 면에서 상호보완적인 입장에 있기 때문에 서로의 수요를 어떻게 실제화로 연계시키느냐에 따라 양국의 공동이익에 획기적인 전기가 마련될수 있다고 생각된다

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.411-415
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• 2010

통합수자원관리(Integrated Water Resource Management, 이하 IWRM)는 물관리에 대한 시각을 기존의 지역개발이나 수자원개발이라는 관점에서 생태계 회복 및 종합적인 자원관리라는 관점으로 전환된 개념이다. 통합수자원관리 기법의 적용은 기후변화에 대한 물 안보(Water security) 확보 측면에서도 긍정적인 역할이 기대되고 있다. 국내의 IWRM에 관련한 연구는 수자원의 지속적 확보기술 개발 사업단을 비롯한 다양한 기관과 학술단체에서 지속적인 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 기후변화에 의한 영향과 이에 대한 물 안보 측면에서 정책 및 관리 측면에서의 제도적인 IWRM 도입은 추진전략의 방향설정이 우선되어야 할 것이다. 하지만, 기존의 연구에서는 기술의 적용 및 추진 전략체계 등에 있어 많은 연구가 진행되지 않은 것이 현실이다. 해당 연구는 2009년 세계 물 포럼에서 제시된 유역수준의 통합수자원관리 가이드라인의 체계를 분석하였다. 해당 가이드라인 Part 1의 '원칙'과 Part 2-1의 '통합수자원관리의 조정을 위한 가이드라인'에 대한 분석을 통하여, 유역단위 적용을 위한 기존 관리체계의 개선 및 적용 프로세스, 그리고 관리조직의 구성과 조정 방침에 대한 전반적인 내용을 정리하였다. 해당 결과는 기존 우리나라 물관리체계의 문제점을 바탕으로 적용 프로세스 등과 같은 실제 적용전략의 방향을 제시하는데 활용되었다. 실제 적용 프로세스 도출은 위해 각 국가별 사례의 특징 및 문제점을 각 사례의 비교분석을 통해 수행하였다. 통합수자원관리 방안은 수자원 분야에서의 적응능력을 개선하는 효과를 가진 대안이다. 본 연구의 결과가 통해 앞으로 생산되는 다양한 물관리 기법 및 적용 방안들이 보다 효율적인 IWRM을 실현할 수 있는 자료로서 활용되기를 기대한다.

• Maritime Security
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.115-140
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• 2021

The South China Sea is a significant maritime shipping route with abundant submarine and fishing resources. Over 40,000 ships pass through the South China Sea every year, constituting around 50% of global shipping and 66% of crude oil. In particular, 30% of Korea's import cargo and 90% of energy imports pass through this body of water. The US and China realized the significance of this sea area from early on and are embodying national interest through maritime security at the national strategic level by implementing the 'Indo-Pacific' and 'One Belt One Road' strategies, respectively. Such geopolitical conflicts are manifested in the 'freedom of navigation operations' by the US in the South China Sea. Despite its significance, there is a lack of studies in Korea on the freedom of navigation operations, and most previous studies only focus on analyzing international law and agreements. This article examines the origin and background of the strategic perception of the freedom of navigation operations and derives implications for the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula as the strategic competition between the US and China continues.

• Journal of International Area Studies (JIAS)
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.47-72
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• 2009

Since the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia has been aggressively seeking a role and place in the U.S.-led international order. Russia conditionally cooperated with the U.S. global policy, efforts to protect and expand the national interests in Post-soviet region. In this context, Post-soviet space is the arena of the struggle among the world powers. Especially in Ukraine as the Axis power of Post-soviet space, hegemony conflicts so called 'New Cold War' between Russia and western powers including U.S. have appeared. This paper examines what are Russian military security strategy and policy, how these come to fruition in Ukraine, what are important factors of complications and its aspect.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.179-197
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• 2016

The development of overseas resource is a driving force to secure the energy security in Korea with low sufficiency rate of energy. This paper analyzes the effect of overseas oil resource development on the economy by presenting a real business cycle model with consolidated energy price index. A linear-quadratic dynamic programming is adopted to raise computational transparency and efficiency. The analysis shows that the overseas oil resource development project during 2010 and 2012 decreases the energy price by 1.2% per annum which effect is equivalent to the positive 0.47% to the GDP. The implication calls for steady and robust support for overseas resource development projects to enhance energy resilience.

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.179-197
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• 2004

As we observed in Irag war, air force power is integral to military operations owing to its promptness and accuracy. In this regard, strong air force power has a deterrent effect on a war. Meanwhile, as aviation industry is a key-future industry, the importance of the industry in our economy is significantly growing. Therefore, to maximize a national interest in utilizing limited aviation resources, it is necessary to establish a new system in which civil aviation and military aviation system is closely related and consolidated. Thus, our task is to find a way to enhance civil aviation industry to the extent of guaranteeing effective military operations. At the same time, civil aviation resources shall be effectively utilized for the military purposes in the event of a war. Ibis task should be carried out in a way to further efficiency for both civil and military aviation system, rather than resulting in conflicts between two syste

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.250-261
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• 2013

In order to overcome the 21st century's challenges such as national energy supply security, global warming, and resource depletion, we are struggling to accelerate the paradigm shift in our life style from fossil fuel-based economy to biomass-based economy. In the context of sustainable bioeconomy revitalization, we comprehensively review the development status of the biorefinery as a system for bioenergy/biochemicals co-products on the basis of the various categories according to six criteria.