• 안보군사학연구
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• 통권8호
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• pp.49-168
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• 2010

Just before the Korean War, the total number of the North Korean troops was 198,380, while that of the ROK(Republic of Korea) army troops 105,752. That is, the total number of the ROK army troops at that time was 53.3% of the total number of the North Korean army. As of December 2008, the total number of the North Korean troops is estimated to be 1,190,000, while that of the ROK troops is 655,000, so the ROK army maintains 55.04% of the total number of the North Korean troops. If the ROK army continues to reduce its troops according to [Military Reform Plan 2020], the total number of its troops will be 517,000 m 2020. If North Korea maintains the current status(l,190,000 troops), the number of the ROK troops will be 43.4% of the North Korean army. In terms of units, just before the Korean War, the number of the ROK army divisions and regiments was 80% and 44.8% of North Korean army. As of December 2008, North Korea maintains 86 divisions and 69 regiments. Compared to the North Korean army, the ROK army maintains 46 Divisions (53.4% of North Korean army) and 15 regiments (21.3% of North Korean army). If the ROK army continue to reduce the military units according to [Military Reform Plan 2020], the number of ROK army divisions will be 28(13 Active Division, 4 Mobilization Divisions and 11 Local Reserve Divisions), while that of the North Korean army will be 86 in 2020. In that case, the number of divisions of the ROK army will be 32.5% of North Korean army. During the Korean war, North Korea suddenly invaded the Republic of Korea and occupied its capital 3 days after the war began. At that time, the ROK army maintained 80% of army divisions, compared to the North Korean army. The lesson to be learned from this is that, if the ROK army is forced to disperse its divisions because of the simultaneous invasion of North Korea and attack of guerrillas in home front areas, the Republic of Korea can be in a serious military danger, even though it maintains 80% of military divisions of North Korea. If the ROK army promotes the plans in [Military Reform Plan 2020], the number of military units of the ROK army will be 32.5% of that of the North Korean army. This ratio is 2.4 times lower than that of the time when the Korean war began, and in this case, 90% of total military power should be placed in the DMZ area. If 90% of military power is placed in the DMZ area, few troops will be left for the defense of home front. In addition, if the ROK army continues to reduce the troops, it can allow North Korea to have asymmetrical superiority in military force and it will eventually exert negative influence on the stability and peace of the Korean peninsular. On the other hand, it should be reminded that, during the Korean War, the Republic of Korea was attacked by North Korea, though it kept 53.3% of troops, compared to North Korea. It should also be reminded that, as of 2008, the ROK army is defending its territory with the troops 55.04% of North Korea. Moreover, the national defense is assisted by 25,120 troops of the US Forces in Korea. In case the total number of the ROK troops falls below 43.4% of the North Korean army, it may cause social unrest about the national security and may lead North Korea's misjudgement. Besides, according to Lanchester strategy, the party with weaker military power (60% compared to the party with stronger military power) has the 4.1% of winning possibility. Therefore, if we consider the fact that the total number of the ROK army troops is 55.04% of that of the North Korean army, the winning possibility of the ROK army is not higher than 4.1%. If the total number of ROK troops is reduced to 43.4% of that of North Korea, the winning possibility will be lower and the military operations will be in critically difficult situation. [Military Reform Plan 2020] rums at the reduction of troops and units of the ground forces under the policy of 'select few'. However, the problem is that the financial support to achieve this goal is not secured. Therefore, the promotion of [Military Reform Plan 2020] may cause the weakening of military defence power in 2020. Some advanced countries such as Japan, UK, Germany, and France have promoted the policy of 'select few'. However, what is to be noted is that the national security situation of those countries is much different from that of Korea. With the collapse of the Soviet Unions and European communist countries, the military threat of those European advanced countries has almost disappeared. In addition, the threats those advanced countries are facing are not wars in national level, but terrorism in international level. To cope with the threats like terrorism, large scaled army trops would not be necessary. So those advanced European countries can promote the policy of 'select few'. In line with this, those European countries put their focuses on the development of military sections that deal with non-military operations and protection from unspecified enemies. That is, those countries are promoting the policy of 'select few', because they found that the policy is suitable for their national security environment. Moreover, since they are pursuing common interest under the European Union(EU) and they can form an allied force under NATO, it is natural that they are pursing the 'select few' policy. At present, NATO maintains the larger number of troops(2,446,000) than Russia(l,027,000) to prepare for the potential threat of Russia. The situation of japan is also much different from that of Korea. As a country composed of islands, its prime military focus is put on the maritime defense. Accordingly, the development of ground force is given secondary focus. The japanese government promotes the policy to develop technology-concentrated small size navy and air-forces, instead of maintaining large-scaled ground force. In addition, because of the 'Peace Constitution' that was enacted just after the end of World War II, japan cannot maintain troops more than 240,000. With the limited number of troops (240,000), japan has no choice but to promote the policy of 'select few'. However, the situation of Korea is much different from the situations of those countries. The Republic of Korea is facing the threat of the North Korean Army that aims at keeping a large-scale military force. In addition, the countries surrounding Korea are also super powers containing strong military forces. Therefore, to cope with the actual threat of present and unspecified threat of future, the importance of maintaining a carefully calculated large-scale military force cannot be denied. Furthermore, when considering the fact that Korea is in a peninsular, the Republic of Korea must take it into consideration the tradition of continental countries' to maintain large-scale military powers. Since the Korean War, the ROK army has developed the technology-force combined military system, maintaining proper number of troops and units and pursuing 'select few' policy at the same time. This has been promoted with the consideration of military situation in the Koran peninsular and the cooperation of ROK-US combined forces. This kind of unique military system that cannot be found in other countries can be said to be an insightful one for the preparation for the actual threat of North Korea and the conflicts between continental countries and maritime countries. In addition, this kind of technology-force combined military system has enabled us to keep peace in Korea. Therefore, it would be desirable to maintain this technology-force combined military system until the reunification of the Korean peninsular. Furthermore, it is to be pointed out that blindly following the 'select few' policy of advanced countries is not a good option, because it is ignoring the military strategic situation of the Korean peninsular. If the Republic of Korea pursues the reduction of troops and units radically without consideration of the threat of North Korea and surrounding countries, it could be a significant strategic mistake. In addition, the ROK army should keep an eye on the fact the European advanced countries and Japan that are not facing direct military threats are spending more defense expenditures than Korea. If the ROK army reduces military power without proper alternatives, it would exert a negative effect on the stable economic development of Korea and peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsular. Therefore, the desirable option would be to focus on the development of quality of forces, maintaining proper size and number of troops and units under the technology-force combined military system. The tableau above shows that the advanced countries like the UK, Germany, Italy, and Austria spend more defense expenditure per person than the Republic of Korea, although they do not face actual military threats, and that they keep achieving better economic progress than the countries that spend less defense expenditure. Therefore, it would be necessary to adopt the merits of the defense systems of those advanced countries. As we have examined, it would be desirable to maintain the current size and number of troops and units, to promote 'select few' policy with increased defense expenditure, and to strengthen the technology-force combined military system. On the basis of firm national security, the Republic of Korea can develop efficient policies for reunification and prosperity, and jump into the status of advanced countries. Therefore, the plans to reduce troops and units in [Military Reform Plan 2020] should be reexamined. If it is difficult for the ROK army to maintain its size of 655,000 troops because of low birth rate, the plans to establish the prompt mobilization force or to adopt drafting system should be considered for the maintenance of proper number of troops and units. From now on, the Republic of Korean government should develop plans to keep peace as well as to prepare unexpected changes in the Korean peninsular. For the achievement of these missions, some options can be considered. The first one is to maintain the same size of military troops and units as North Korea. The second one is to maintain the same level of military power as North Korea in terms of military force index. The third one is to maintain the same level of military power as North Korea, with the combination of the prompt mobilization force and the troops in active service under the system of technology-force combined military system. At present, it would be not possible for the ROK army to maintain such a large-size military force as North Korea (1,190,000 troops and 86 units). So it would be rational to maintain almost the same level of military force as North Korea with the combination of the troops on the active list and the prompt mobilization forces. In other words, with the combination of the troops in active service (60%) and the prompt mobilization force (40%), the ROK army should develop the strategies to harmonize technology and forces. The Korean government should also be prepared for the strategic flexibility of USFK, the possibility of American policy change about the location of foreign army, radical unexpected changes in North Korea, the emergence of potential threat, surrounding countries' demand for Korean force for the maintenance of regional stability, and demand for international cooperation against terrorism. For this, it is necessary to develop new approaches toward the proper number and size of troops and units. For instance, to prepare for radical unexpected political or military changes in North Korea, the Republic of Korea should have plans to protect a large number of refugees, to control arms and people, to maintain social security, and to keep orders in North Korea. From the experiences of other countries, it is estimated that 115,000 to 230,000 troops, plus ten thousands of police are required to stabilize the North Korean society, in the case radical unexpected military or political change happens in North Korea. In addition, if the Republic of Korea should perform the release of hostages, control of mass destruction weapons, and suppress the internal wars in North Korea, it should send 460,000 troops to North Korea. Moreover, if the Republic of Korea wants to stop the attack of North Korea and flow of refugees in DMZ area, at least 600,000 troops would be required. In sum, even if the ROK army maintains 600,000 troops, it may need additional 460,000 troops to prepare for unexpected radical changes in North Korea. For this, it is necessary to establish the prompt mobilization force whose size and number are almost the same as the troops in active service. In case the ROK army keeps 650,000 troops, the proper number of the prompt mobilization force would be 460,000 to 500,000.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제22호
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• pp.287-325
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• 2011

본고는 조선후기 관서지방 공연문화의 시공간과 향유에 관한 연구이다. 관서(關西) 지방은 중국 대륙과 인접한 접경지대로 군사적 요충지이자 대외무역과 상업의 발달로 재화가 풍부한 문화의 중심지였다. 조선후기에는 중국과 조선을 오가던 수많은 사신과 역관, 상인들이 이 지역을 경유하였고, 1~2년 간격으로 관찰사가 교체되었으며, 지역 인재 선발을 위한 도과(道科)과 빈번하게 시행되면서 환영과 전송 의례, 위로, 향연에 따른 공연활동이 매우 활발하게 전개되었다. 이와 같은 양상은 여러 문헌자료와 읍지(邑誌), 그림 자료로 전하며, 문학, 음악, 무용, 민속학 분야의 연구를 통해서도 확인되고 있다. 그런데 <관서악부>를 비롯하여 평양, 성천의 자연과 풍류를 노래한 가사문학작품, 연행록 등을 문학작품을 세밀하게 읽다보면, 기존의 연구에서 주목해 온 공연의 종목과 악기편성, 음악기구, 음악인 등 뿐 만 아니라 공연활동의 주체와 시공간, 향유방식에 대한 유용한 정보들이 매우 풍부하다는 사실을 알게 된다. 이를 통해 공연이 '어디서', '어떻게' 이루어졌으며, 언제, 얼마나 긴 시간 동안 지속되었고, 공연의 규모는 어느 정도였는지, 관객과 공연주체가 어떻게 소통하였는지를 알아볼 수 있다. 음악과 춤에 관한 단적인 정보 외에 '공연', '사람', '시간', '공간'의 관계성에 관한 연구는 지금까지 미진했던 '전통공연예술 양식' 연구의 기반이 되리라고 판단된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 <관서악부> 108편, 한글 가사 작품 8편, 한문연행록 9종에 표현된 공연관련 정보를 '주요어' 에 주목하여 분석한 결과 조선후기 공연문화의 시공간과 향유 양상은 다음과 같이 정리할 수 있었다. 공연의 시기와 시간, 전체 소요시간에 대해서는 별도의 기준이 마련되어 있지는 않았다. 사신연의 경우, 국가나 개인의 상례(喪禮), 기일(忌日) 등의 '금지사유'가 없는 한, 더위나 추위를 무릅쓰고라도 진행되었다. 그 외에 계절을 선택하여 '놀음'을 벌일 경우, 계절적으로는 '삼사월 좋은 때', '춘풍' 불고 '일기 화창'한 날과 '가을 물결' 아름다운 '추강(秋江)'의 계절이 선호되었다. 공연 시간 대는 '아침밥을 먹고 나서', '포시(오후 4시경)', '석반을 물리치고~', '야심(夜深)', 의 예에서 처럼 매우 가변적인 것으로 조사되었다. 그러나 전체적으로는 밤에 열리는 야연(夜宴)이 압도적으로 많았으며, 공연의 지속시간은 '잠깐 보고'부터 '전날 오전부터 다음날 낮까지' 차이가 컸다. 공연시간대와 전체 소요시간은 사신일행의 일정에 영향을 받았다. 공연 공간은 자연, 누정이나 관아의 건축 공간, 선유놀음의 선상 공간, 영송(迎送)의 행차음악이 연주된 연도(沿道)로 구분해볼 수 있었다. 평양의 연광정, 부벽루, 성천의 백상루, 선천의 의검정, 천연정, 의주의 통군정 등의 건축공간과 강상에 배를 띄운 선유놀음의 크고 작은 선상공간은 관서지방 공연문화의 중심이었다. 공연 공간에는 공연주체와 좌상(座上)객의 필요에 따른 주물상, 다담상, 찬을 갖춘 상, 병풍, 의자, 향로 등이 구비되었으며, 야연에서는 청사초롱, 홍촉대, 횃불이 갖춰졌다. 약산동대 등, 자연 공간에서의 공연도 선호되었다. 공연 향유와 관련하여 공연주체와 관객, 공연내용, 향유자의 소감과 비평 등을 살폈다. 공연주체는 기생과 무동, 악공, 전악, 취타군, 무동, 가아(歌兒) 등 수많은 명칭이 사용되었다. 특히 공연에서 춤과 노래, 연주를 담당했던 기생에 대해서는 기생의 수, 연령, 역량, 이미지 등을 알 수 있는 아주 많은 이칭(異稱)이 조사되었다. 공연에서 향유자는 유객(遊客), 좌상(座上)으로 불렸고, 특정 작품에서는 '풍류 태수', '학탄 신선' 등의 표현도 사용되었다. 향유자들이 즐긴 공연은 정재류의 춤과 관서지방의 민속무, 이에 따른 삼현육각 편성의 음악, 12가사, 한문 낭송조, 잡가, 민요, 광대소리 등의 노래, 거문고, 가야금, 양금, 피리, 해금, 퉁소, 옥저 등의 기악 독주, 혹은 병주. 행차에 따른 연주 등이었다. 세부곡목에 주목해보면 조선후기 관서지방에서는 궁중 예술과의 교섭이 매우 활발하였고, 다른 지역에서 볼 수 없었던 <홍문연>, <항장무>, <선유락> 등의 레퍼토리를 탄생시켰는가 하면 고유의 민속가무도 함께 향유하였음을 알 수 있다. 공연의 규모는 '대연', '크게 벌이다', '수삼 동기', '성천기 7명', '60기생', '기생 2~3명', '삼자비' 등으로 표현되거나 독주, 독창, 독무인 경우 이름으로 표기하였다. 역시 공연 계기와 장소에 따라 공연의 규모가 매우 유동적이었음을 알려준다. 공연자의 연령은 10대 초반부터 늙은 기생까지 다양하게 소개되었는데, 특히 어린 기생들의 가무에 대한 관심도가 높았다. 공연은 대체로 긍정적으로 평가되었지만, 반대로 '잡악(雜樂)', '졸렬', '웃음거리'로 분류되어 외면당한 예도 있다. 그런가 하면 여러 지역에서 유사한 공연종목을 관람한 뒤, 이를 '비교(比較)' 평가한 예가 있는데, 이는 관서지방 공연문화 향유양상을 알려주는 중요한 지표라고 생각된다. 공연은 주로 사신맞이. 사신연, 순행에 따른 연회 등 공적인 성격을 띤 것이 많았고, 그밖에 사적인 향유 차원에서 이루어진 예도 적지 않게 조사되었다. 관서지역의 사신맞이는 대동강의 관선을 이용한 도강(渡江)의례가 특징적이다. 이는 관찰사, 부사, 감사 등의 관리의 이임과 부임뿐만 아니라 정례적으로 중국에 오가던 사신일행의 행차가 끊이지 않았으므로 이와 관련된 공연문화의 지속성이 탄탄하게 확보될 수 있었다. 이와같이 '주요어 추출'을 중심으로 조선후기 관서지방의 공연 시·공간과 향유양상에 관해 살핀 본 연구는 향후 관서지방의 재정과 경제, 생활문화의 측면과 관련지어 '관서지방 특유의 공연문화'를 밝히는 연구로 확장될 수 있을 것이다. 아울러 지금까지의 연구가 미진한 전통공연예술의 시공간과 공연양식에 관한 연구의 외연을 넓히는데 풍부한 근거자료로 활용될 수 있으리라고 생각한다.