Research project The Rise of the South Korean Defense Industry and Arms Exports
South Korea has in recent years become one of the world´s largest exporters of defense materiel. In order to explain how, the study aims to answer three interrelated questions:
Battleship at the War Memorial Museum in Seoul. Photo: Mostphotos
- What measures have been undertaken to promote the defense industry and arms exports?
- What has been the industrial and technological basis to develop the defense industry?
- What factors explain the development of the defense industry and the rise of arms exports?
Concrete examples regarding the first two issues are highlighted and explanations of the rise are analyzes and compared. The study will result in a monography.
Project members
Project managers
Gabriel Jonsson
Associate professor, Docent
Department of Asian and Middle Eastern studies
