1994年金泳三政府的全球化战略开启了韩国建构中等强国身份的历程。总体上看，韩国的中等强国外交以功能导向型战略为主、行为导向型战略为辅，以塑造区域角色为核心、兼顾全球角色。在全球层面，韩国在国际安全、发展合作和可持续发展等领域开展利基外交，获得了国际社会的认可。在区域层面，受朝核问题和地缘政治因素限制，韩国难以胜任东北亚安全合作协调者的角色。伴随全球角色强化和外部环境改善，韩国将继续探索区域角色和全球角色的兼容并济。
From 1994 onwards，the globalisation strategy by the Kim Youngsam Administration led South Korea towards constructing itself as a middle power.In general，the middle-power diplomacy by South Korea mainly centres on a function-oriented strategy，to which an action-oriented one is its supplement.Its focus is on South Korea's regional role，while at the same time it pays some attention to its global role.At the global level，South Korea conducts the niche diplomacy in such areas as international security，development and cooperation，and sustainable development，which have gained wide recognition in the international society.As far as the region is concerned，the limits of such factors as the DPRK's nuclear issue and geopolitics have constrained South Korea from competently playing the role of coordinator in Northeast Asian security cooperation.With the strengthening of its global and an improvement in the external milieu，South Korea will continue exploring a dual play of both regional and global roles.
| Keywords： | South KoreaThe Middle Power StatusThe Middle Power DiplomacyThe Pathway of Identity ConstructionInternational Leadership |
