Стратегическая автономия Республики Корея: интеллектуальная химера или политическая реальность?

Международная аналитика. 2021. Т. 12. № 2. С. 49–73.

Асмолов К. В., Soloviev A.

The discourse of "strategic autonomy," going rounds in the Republic of Korea in recent years, has yet to undergo deep theoretical conceptualization. This article attempts to fill this gap by examining the South Korean discourse of "middlepowermanship", which sprouted the discourse of "strategic autonomy"; besides, the authors undertake socio-historical analysis of Korean perceptions of concept of political subjectivity, which developed under the strong influence of both Western ideas from the early 20th century and the political realities of the military alliance with the United States. In the first section the authors examine though the constructivist optics the specifics of South Korea's use of the concept of "strategic autonomy" in relation to its foreign policy strategy. In the second section, the authors examine the discourse of "middle power," around which the concept of "strategic autonomy" is built. Compared to the first, this concept has been developed in considerable detail in Western and Korean political discourses. Finally, the third section of the article examines the evolution of these concepts in South Korean discourse. The circumstances of the formation and development of the U.S-ROK military-political alliance play an extremely important role in this evolution, and the discourse around its prospects largely determines the trends of the country's domestic policy. The authors conclude that academically the concept of "strategic autonomy" can only be considered as a discursive category close to the concept of "hedging", but it is an important element of South Korea's political identity and an essential factor of internal political struggle.

Keywords: хеджирование, дискурс, hedging, discourse, middle power, средняя держава, strategic autonomy, U.S.-ROK alliance, systemic impact, flexible coalitions, стратегическая автономия, альянс РК-США, системное воздействие, гибкие коалиции