회색지대 분쟁 대응을 위한 준(준(準))군사 세력의 기능: 동아시아 해양 분쟁에서 해양경찰의 역할을 중심으로 = The Utility of Paramilitary Forces in Dealing with Gray Zone Conflicts: Focused on the Role of Coast Guard at East Asian Maritime Disputes

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Gray zone conflicts intends to exercise coercive influences and to deny chances for effective countermeasures of counterparts; by frequent and repeated politico-military disputes at a level lower than major war. Recent conflicts by China, which can be witnessed in major maritime areas in East Asia, also show similar characteristics. It is noteworthy that China's counterparts like Japan and Southeastern Asian countries are responding by bolstering the strength of coast guards. Because it shows the utility of paramilitary forces, including coast guard, to deal with gray zone conflicts by controlling political and diplomatic risks in the process of resolving disputes. Korea also needs to put in a substantial deal of efforts in strengthening coast guard to counter possible maritime gray zone conflicts.