... left off in terms of implementing the principles set out in the 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 ...
... 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 be to prevent the war.
There were a lot of expectations from inter-Korean summits. But these expectations were only met, perhaps, by the fact that there will be ...
... Alexander Solovyov (Russia in Global Affairs).
The Republic of Korea was represented at the round table by the staff of the Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, MFA of the Republic of Korea, as well as representatives of the Embassy of South Korea in Moscow.
The discussion touched upon such issues as the state of the US-North Korea dialog, the importance of multilateral mechanisms in achieving the goal of turning the Korean Peninsula into a nuclear-weapon-free zone, possible economic development projects on the peninsula, and prospects for bilateral cooperation between Russia and the Republic of Korea in the area of security in the Northeast Asia. The roundtable was ...
... and the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea took part in the discussion.
The round table was moderated by Woo Yun Keun, Ambassador of South Korea. The discussion focused on various dimensions of the issues of eliminating nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, including the state and prospects of the U.S.-North Korean negotiations, the role of multilateral formats, and the positions of Russia, China, and South Korea on security issues in North-East Asia. Additionlally, the discussion touched upon the issues of the development of an expert-analytical dialog between Russia and South Korea.
... 2005 and 1994
. But far greater is the risk that the relatively untested presidents of South Korea and the United States, eager for an easy victory to burgeon their prestige... ... mere willingness of President Trump to consent a summit — a mark of recognition that North Korea has been craving for decades — already suggests an absence of caution... ... such as Russia, remain involved in the process — for there can be no peace on the Korean peninsula without resolving the issue of non-proliferation.
There are special...
... 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 ...
... state would most likely be pro-American, meaning that not just the southern part of the Korean Peninsula but the peninsula as a whole would find itself within the orbit of... ... dominance of China's main rival.
Beijing is interested in the continued existence of North Korea, whether ruled by the Kim dynasty or not, and even if that country becomes... ... reason, that the U.S. needs a military presence on the peninsula not just to protect South Korea against a possible invasion from the north but also to restrain Beijing's...
... armaments and armed forces; developing economic cooperation between the two Korean governments; and providing economic aid to Pyongyang. The conference could be attended by the UN Secretary-General, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, North Korea, South Korea and other countries as agreed by the governments of the two Koreas.
A peace treaty aimed at ending the military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula should be more than a non-aggression pact between the parties to the Korean War; it should be a much more ambitious document for partnership between the Korean states, one that is reached independently of external influences – in ...
