A Study on the Establishing Alternative Security System in Transition Order

This paper proposes an alternative security system in the international community. The U.S.-China trade war and the scrapping of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty have intensified the global hegemonic war. The international community faced a transition order, promoting the emergence of a new multi-polar system. As a result, security concerns in each country were increased, especially a new arms race for nuclear power began and the nuclear deterrence regime is collapsing. In addition, the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring countries is being considered, indicating that a revival of imperialism is drawing near. Before international actors jump on the arms race and accelerate the destruction of international peace, a new security system is needed to rearrange the international order. A new security dilemma is about to emerge. Since the treaty on nuclear weapons has been scrapped, armed war is worth considering. In transition period, a new order should be prepared to replace the INF treaty and realigning a perspective of international politics. This paper suggests the peace-building process through the ASEAN Regional Security Forum (ARF). Forum covers Asia, Europe, and the America, and it is the only multilateral security consultative group in which North Korea participate. By expanding ARF, we can prevent unilateral diplomacy based on each country’s interests, moreover ARF can establish the alternative security system that neutralizing hegemonic war. Ultimately, ARF should connect the Nuclear Weapon Free Zone on each continent by establishing Free Zone in Northeast Asia.