เรื่อง: The United Nations Command on the Korean Peninsula – History,Effectiveness and Future Roles
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งานวิจัย
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มิติการทูต/Diplomacy
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ภายในประเทศ/Domestic/Local
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ผู้เขียน:
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วิทยาลัยป้องกันราชอาณาจักร, Capt. Chris Smith,RAN
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วิทยาลัยป้องกันราชอาณาจักร
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ปีที่พิมพ์:
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2559
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Abstract
Title : The United Nations Command on the Korean
Peninsula – History, Effectiveness and Future Roles
Field : Strategy
Name : Captain Chris Smith, RAN, Australian Army.
Course : NDC Class : 59
More than 63 years since the signing of the Armistice Agreement the United
Nations Command remains as a unified command on the Korean peninsula. Whilst
commanded by the United States, other nations, including Australia and Thailand, remain a
part of the United Nations Command with varying levels of activity and presence on the
Korean peninsula. It can be argued that the functionality of the United Nations Command as
a strategic tool to ameliorate tensions on the Korean peninsula and establish a lasting peace
regime has atrophied over these 63 years.
Contributing nations to the United Nations Command, such as Australia and
Thailand, can align their presence and activities as active member nations to revitalise the
relevance and utility of the United Nations Command as a valuable tool for regional security.
The roles of the United Nations Command atrophied into a single role focused on
maintaining the Armistice Agreement, and even this was met with mixed success when
confronting major violations such as the sinking of the Republic of Korea Navy ship the
Cheonan. The role of preparing for military options should they be required to again defend
the Republic of Korea from attack has recently been recognised again and slowly expanded,
however this remains a work in progress. How can sending-state nations for the United
Nations Command continue to revitalise their role in deterring North Korean aggression and
maintain the Armistice Agreement, as well as be prepared to contribute military forces should
conflict again break out?
Key Words: United Nations Command, Korean peninsula, Military Armistice Commission,
Armistice Agreement, Military Demarcation Line, De-Militarised Zone, Sending States
