International journal of Military Affairs

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Many countries play a foundational role in pursuing international peace and stability by establishing defense strategies in consideration of their security and international relations, and by analyzing and evaluating military capabilities and strategies. It also influences the formation of cooperation and military alliances.

Therefore military affairs journal an important role in considering the future and alternatives of mankind and seek and studies strategies to respond to modern challenges such as emerging threats It contributes to finding a positive direction for international security and human prosperity.

Also, Military affairs provide essential knowledge and tools for national security and international stability and have important implications for the safety and prosperity of mankind in various aspects, such as defense strategy, military power and strategic analysis, technology and innovation, and the future.

So, Researching military affairs also affects the development of technology and innovation, and military demands and challenges are the ones that promote and develop technology and innovation. for example, military affairs contribute to improving military capability and effectiveness by developing new weapon systems, strategies and tactics, training, and military technology.

This journal considers the historical fact that military affairs is a discipline with a theoretical, as the new Cold War system, United States and China security environment in Asia is becoming increasingly complex and acute, this analyzes pending issues and suggests directions. Also sheds light on the perspectives of Asian researchers on international military issues.

Detail with a we recommend that potential authors review recent issues to determine whether their paper is appropriate to the journal.

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• International Legal Discussions and Trends on Autonomous Weapon Systems

  Purpose: This study aims to examine the international legal discussions surrounding AI-based autonomous weapon systems. By doing so, it seeks to review the regulations and control measures of the international community regarding the development and deployment of AWS and explore ways to ensure the military utility, ethical, and legal justification of AWS development for our military. Method: This study aims to review the trends and discussions of the international community and to confirm the principles of international humanitarian law and autonomous weapons based on this. The research method is to review the existing research literature, prior research, and existing discussion studies of international conferences, and based on this, to derive the direction the international community should take. Results: International discussions, including those by the United Nations, have focused on the compliance and applicability of international law and international humanitarian law (IHL) principles to autonomous weapon systems. Issues discussed include Martens Clause, the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, and principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution under IHL. Autonomous weapon systems must be designed and manufactured to comply with the principle of distinction, and processes enabling human intervention to immediately halt operations in case of violations should be established. Conclusion: It is anticipated that more precise and IHL-compliant autonomous weapon systems will be developed in the future. Article 36 of the Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions stipulates the legal obligation of contracting parties to review the research, development, and use of new weapons, means, and methods of warfare to prevent excessive injury and unnecessary suffering.

  2024.08.31

  Keyword:Autonomous Lethal Weapon Systems, Artificial Intelligence, International Humanitarian Law, Military Operations, Future Warfare
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• Analysis of Korean Security Police Officers’ Perceptions of Threats from Northeast Asian Countries: Suggestions for North Korean Defectors, China, and North Korean Regime Change

  Purpose: Northeast Asia is experiencing increasing military tensions and diplomatic turmoil due to the Russia-North Korea military alliance and the US-China hegemony struggle. Various issues such as territorial disputes, historical conflicts, economic uncertainty, and cyber-attacks are intertwined in the region, which shows the lack of trust and cooperation among Northeast Asian countries. Various threats exist, such as North Korea’s refugee problem and human rights abuses in China, which have a negative impact on regional stability. Therefore, this study aims to explore the perception of various threats from neighboring countries in the midst of geopolitically uncertain security in Northeast Asia and contribute to the establishment of national security strategies. Method: This study surveyed Korean security police officers on their perception of threats in Northeast Asia. One-Way ANOVA was conducted to examine differences according to the number of police officers in the affiliated police organization, and t-Test was conducted to examine differences according to the work area (large city/medium city). Results: First, in places with a large number of police officers, the increase in defense spending, the worsening of US-China relations, and the issue of North Korean defectors were most prevalent in police organizations with a large number of officers. In addition, the influence of military tensions between other continents, trade conflicts between Northeast Asian countries, environmental climate change, and cyber-attacks were also prevalent in police organizations with a large number of officers. Next, the worsening of US-China relations and the third-generation hereditary succession of North Korean power were prevalent in police organizations in large cities. Conclusion: Through this study, the process of change in North Korean defectors following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the communist system after the Korean War in 1950 was analyzed and divided into generations 1-4. Focusing on the defection course of North Korean defectors, the position of the South Korean government on North Korean defectors, diplomacy to-ward North Korea in Southeast Asian countries, and the causes of regime change between China and North Korea in Northeast Asian countries were examined from the perspective of a regional researcher who has studied North Korea for a long time in South Korea.

  2024.08.31

  Keyword:Security Police Officer, Perception, Cyber-Attack, North Korean Defector, Regime Change
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• A Study on the Need for Collective Consultation in the South Korean Army: Focusing on the Characteristics of the MZ Generation

  Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of the MZ generation in the reality of our military, where most of the enlisted soldiers are the MZ generation, and to consider the necessity of collective counseling for them. Method: To examine the necessity of collective counseling, a study was conducted by referring to literature studies and empirical data such as improvement of military culture and MZ generation-related books, journals, and dissertations. Results: In order to improve the barracks culture that fits the characteristics of the MZ generation, our military should actively introduce group counseling to give MZ generations a social experience they lack and help them implement the growth process as late youth. Conclusion: Due to the nature of South Korea, which is adopting the conscription system, the military should be able to play the role of the last public educational institution. The military should be able to regain the hopes and dreams that the seven generations of MZ, called the seventh generation, lost and develop themselves to help South Korea leap forward as a world-class country. If collective counseling can be combined with the characteristics of the independent and progressive MZ generation to create synergy as part of the military's push to improve the barracks culture, South Korea will not only be able to make another leap, which is comparable to the miracle of the Han River, but also become a leading country that deserves to lead the world.

  2024.08.31

  Keyword:Group Counseling, Military Organization, MZ Generation, New Generation of Soldiers, Human Rights of Soldiers
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• Electronic Warfare Theory and Strategy: Focusing on the Threat of North Korea’s Electronic Warfare

  Purpose: The importance of electronic warfare in modern warfare is increasing day by day. In particular, North Korea has a relative weakness of conventional weapons systems, and has focused on developing asymmetric weapons systems and electronic warfare as a way to overcome them. North Korea is currently expected to further expand its application to some aircraft and guided weapons operations under satellite navigation systems such as GPS, GLONASS, COMPASS and Beidou. Method: This study studied the prior theory of electronic warfare at home and abroad. Prior re-search examined the military doctrines of the United States and trends in Europe. In particular, I studied the doctrines of the United States Joint Navigation Center (Navigation Warfare Center, JNWC) and the Education Command. Based on these prior research materials and literature reviews, I wanted to specifically review North Korea's electronic warfare cases and present our response in terms of legal and institutional aspects. Results: The South Korean military should recognize the importance of navigation warfare (part of electronic warfare) that protects our troops' location, navigation and square information so that they can be used without interruption, prevent the enemy's use of related information, and ensure the peaceful use of such information outside the light bulb In addition, we need to build an electronic warfare simulator and continue to promote training based on various scenarios. Conclusion: Efforts to train and support professionals are urgently needed. In parallel with these efforts, joint efforts to develop electronic technologies between the civilian and military should be preceded. To win a high-tech war in the 21st century, it is essential, among other things, to have precision weapons and original electronic warfare support capabilities. In addition, it is necessary to foster R&D and defense companies to secure domestic technology.

  2023.08.31

  Keyword:Electronic Warfare, Navigation, Jammers, Satellite Navigation Systems, PNT
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• Literary View towards Unresolved Territorial Conflicts in Northeast Asia: Focusing on Inherent Community Memory between South Korea and Japan and Collective Perception of South Korean

  Purpose: This article is to explore to understand the realistic background of the territorial conflicts, it has limitations in the understanding and resolution of the territorial conflicts at a more fundamental level regarding the humanities approach. In this respect, it is important to analyze the unresolved territorial conflicts based on the literary view from a humanistic approach based on a political and cultural perspective rather than a confrontation based on the logic of power. Method: The humanities approach is especially literature, contains the conflict generation and resolution process at the human level. The literary works representing each country, especially novels and tales, uniquely demonstrate the origin and development of the conflicts through their own plots. Based on which, it will be possible to understand how the territorial disputes will develop by country at the cultural level. Results: This article has not suggested a fundamental resolution for the territorial conflicts of Northeast Asia, and especially the historical issues of Dokdo between South Korea and Japan. However, it is important to take a humanistic approach focusing on the literary works as ideological, economic, cultural, and nationalist conflicts. This is because the memory of intersecting harms and damages as ideological, economic, cultural, and nationalistic confrontations are repeated with a focus on the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria are the factors that continue the conflict. Conclusion: As the historical contexts are different, the cultural and psychological tendencies are also unique, and the territorial disputes develop through the combination of such factors. In order to analyze the collective psychology and conflict of the South Koreans who experienced the loss of sovereignty and division due to Japan’s forced annexation, and the territorial and historical issues surrounding the Island of Dokdo, which has been an obstacle to the normalization of the South Korea-Japan relations to this day, the culture of the time literature works dealing with modern and contemporary history that reflect the culture and language have been considered.

  2023.08.31

  Keyword:Territorial Conflicts of Northeast Asia, Humanities Approach, Community of Memory, Inherent Conflicts Between Korea and Japan, Collective Perception of South Korean
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