... 2016–2017.
But, in keeping with the pattern of inter-Korean relations, 2018 brought yet another declaration of “the start of a new era.” Following the summits, Moon Jae In and Kim Jong Un solemnly
declared
that there would be no more war on the Korean Peninsula and that the two Koreas would strive for complete denuclearization. Specific measures were taken to reduce military confrontation, and in September 2018, the defense ministers of South Korea and North Korea adopted the Comprehensive Military Agreement, which included
provisions
for establishing buffer zones between the two states. But all these good intentions did not outlive the liberal administration for long and were scrapped ...
... six-party statement? Given the serious missile potential that North Korea has built up over the years, is there any hope that the country will abandon it in exchange for vague promises of a “better life” from the United States and its allies, including South Korea?
The only thing that remains from the original plan for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula drawn up during the six-party talks is its outward appearance. It is, of course, a good thing that the non-proliferation regime – the cornerstone of global strategic stability – exists today, but it would be overly optimistic to expect ...
... polls under the slogans of restoring dialog with Pyongyang. The aggressive rhetoric of Donald Trump in 2017 regarding the DPRK also played its role. For the first time in several decades, the world was faced with the real threat of a new war on the Korean Peninsula at the initiative of the United States. South Korea would be the main victim of it, suffering a powerful blow from the North. Therefore, if Washington’s victory in the war would be the liquidation of the North Korean state in its current form, then for Seoul, the only option for victory would ...
On November 21, 2019, Lotte Hotel (Moscow) hosted a bilateral round table focusing on the issues of current situation on the Korean Peninsula with the participation of diplomats and experts from South Korea and Russia.
On November 21, 2019, Lotte Hotel (Moscow) hosted a bilateral round table focusing on the issues of current situation on the Korean Peninsula with the participation of diplomats and experts from South Korea and Russia.
Speakers ...
On September 20, 2019, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Sejong Institute for the first time in Russia held Korea Global Forum for Peace “Denuclearization and Peace Settlement on the Korean Peninsula and the Russia-ROK Cooperation”
On September 20, 2019, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Sejong Institute for the first time in Russia held Korea Global Forum for Peace “Denuclearization and Peace ...
On June 17, 2019, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with experts from the National Assembly Research Service (Republic of Korea)
On June 17, 2019, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with experts from the National Assembly Research Service (Republic of Korea).
A delegation consisted of Foreign Affairs and National Security Team’s Legislative Researchers Kim Do-Hee, Park Myung-Hee and Park Je-Woong. RIAC Deputy Director of Programs Timur...
On December 5, 2018, a Russia-South Korea Roundtable on the Situation with the Korean Peninsula was held in Moscow.
On December 5, 2018, a Russia-South Korea Roundtable on the Situation with the Korean Peninsula was held in Moscow.
Wi Sung Rak, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia, made a report at the event....
... speech that was followed by an expert
discussion on the regional security and prospects for the two state’s
cooperation
On August 29, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable discussion regarding the situation on the Korean peninsula and Russian-Korean relations. Suh Choo Suk, Vice Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, delivered a speech that was followed by an expert discussion on the regional security and prospects for the two state’s cooperation....
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It was the most miraculous Christmas truce since the First World War. After a year in which the prospect of conflict on the Korean peninsula never appeared greater, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea offered an unexpected olive branch to the ... ... Leader Kim Jong-un hinted at rapprochement in
his New Year address
; eight days later,
his envoy met with interlocutors
from South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the demilitarized zone for the first face-to-face meetings between North and South since ...
... resolve the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula for the benefit of the US. The sanction-type measures are being imposed on Chinese companies for their trade with the DPRK.
The second aspect is connected with deployment of the ABM THAAD elements on the Korean Peninsula: while it is described formally as the ABM defense, in the regional context such actions not so much reduce but rather increase tensions. The presence of the ABM tempts North Korea to strike first and to try to evade a retaliation blow. Thus South Korea happened to be involved in the US–North Korean confrontation.
The probability that the North Korean problem would be resolved by force has grown. Through its chief executives, the US leadership clearly voices its position, which “does ...
