방위산업의 글로벌 무역 네트워크 분석에 관한 연구

International Trade Networks of Arms using Social Network Analysis

Realizing that defense industry is a new growth engine, Korean government has clarified continuous promotion of developing the defense industry. As a result, it is expected that the defense industry will be dynamic and will be an export industry based on domestic demands. However, the reality is that though there are many research studies focused on the actual condition of defense industry, there are hardly any studies which has investigated this industry as trade products. Hence, through this research, we want to find the core countries in the global defense industry and to suggest directions for the sustainable development of the Korean defense industry. Thus, in this paper we analyzed the trade networks in the global defense industry by using the trade data of 36 OECD countries and applying social network analysis. As a consequence of this research, it is found that even though the amount of export in the Korean defense industry is large, such defense products have been exported only to a few countries. Therefore, the Korean defense industry needs to guarantee export centrality through diversification of the exporting country. Furthermore, in terms of import, the Korean defense industry has to increase the influence in the global defense market through the government's promotion of the change of weapon system.