US and North Korea have called the Summit a historic success, but it was also a compulsion in light of lack of alternatives
The world is talking of this Summit as a historic moment with hopes that it will bring peace to Korean Peninsula. Reading between the lines, beyond the niceties and magnificent optics displayed, some realities do emerge, which will indicate that it is beginning of a great gamble by both sides. This issue had crossed the limit of being a bilateral ...
The Symbiosis of Peace and Non-Proliferation in the Korean Peninsula
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 ...
... logistics, and consulting companies, and Japanese experts on regional and global security issues.
The following issues were discussed during the meeting: topical aspects of Russian-Japanese relations, the prospects for resolving the security crisis on the Korean peninsula, the dynamics of the military-political situation in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the new global threats to international stability.
Japanese visitors got an overview of RIAC projects on Asia-Pacific regional issues and Russia-Japan ...
... regional security problem in Northeast Asia has several aspects. First, the US seeks to use the Korean crisis for exerting pressure on China. In his statements Donald Trump repeatedly emphasizes that Beijing “must” 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 ...
... means other than the political one.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, speaking on November 27 at the
8th Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club
, presented the Russian stage-by-stage plan for the settlement of the crisis on the Korean peninsula. According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, the first step should be the reduction of military tension. Its starting point is the so-called "double freezing" - suspension of missile launches and nuclear tests by the DPRK in exchange ...
On November 22 Alexander Dynkin, RIAC member, President of RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Academician; Pavel Zolotaryov, Major-General, Deputy Director at RAS Institute of USA and Canada; and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, held a briefing for the staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Moscow on Russia-U.S. relations and their impact on political, military, and strategic situation in the Northeast Asia region.
On November 22 Alexander Dynkin, RIAC...
... Director General, and Georgy Toloraya, RIAC expert and Executive Director of National Committee for BRICS Studies, with Kent Härstedt, a famous Swedish politician and a diplomat, Special Representative of Sweden on the issue of the situation on the Korean peninsula.
On October 30 the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence hosted a meeting for Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Georgy Toloraya, RIAC expert and Executive Director of National Committee for BRICS Studies, with Kent Härstedt, ...
... world is following the dramatic events unfolding around North Korea with great attention. Politicians and experts, journalists and diplomats are increasingly alarmed about the possible catastrophic consequences of the current crisis — not only for the Korean Peninsula, but for the system of world politics in general. Numerous statements and comments leave a depressing sense of hopelessness, a complete impasse in trying to find a solution to the problem.
On the one hand, it seems that everyone — except ...
How likely is the escalation of US sanctions?
Pyongyang's testing of nuclear weapons naturally caused debate about a possible further response. It is expected that the UN Security Council will again condemn nuclear tests as it unanimously criticized the recent missile launches. However, current events reveal contradictions between key players. Chinese and Russian companies have already been subjected to US sanctions for their ties with North Korea. The Americans want to force China and Russia to...
... General, had a meeting with Ma Sang-Yoon, Director General of the Policy Planning Bureau at Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the course of the meeting they discussed Russian and Korean approaches to resolve the crisis situation unfolding around the Korean peninsula, including possible areas for bilateral Russia-South Korea cooperation on security issues and activation of multilateral mechanisms for regional cooperation.
The parties also discussed prospects for further cooperation between think tanks ...
