The Meanings of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Korean Peninsula: World Order, Security Dilemma, Identity

This study systematically analyzes the meanings of the Russia-Ukraine war by focusing on world order, security dilemmas, and identity issues at three levels - international system, interstate relations, and intra-state relations, and, based on this, presents implications for the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The meanings of the Russia-Ukraine war is, first, a hegemonic war to take the initiative in the world order. Second, it is a war between neighboring countries due to deepening security dilemmas. Third, it is the internationalization of civil war due to identity conflicts. Based on this, the implications for the situation on the Korean Peninsula are as follows. First, it is necessary to conduct diplomacy with powerful countries to avoid the confrontation structure in Northeast Asia. Second, building trust is required to resolve the security dilemma between the two Koreas. Third, efforts should be made to secure an integrated identity between the two Koreas and at the national level.