Gregory Elich interviewed by Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman
The recent strain in inter-Korean relations, and how it ties in with U.S. North Korea policy
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Will South Korea’s Moon Defy Trump and Improve Relations with North Korea?
By Gregory Elich
North Korea is in the news again. As always, that means that it is time for mainstream journalists and establishment figures to reach for the handy cliché and to recycle received opinion as a substitute for thought. Terms like “provocation,” “threat,” and “aggression” abound. Not surprisingly, powerful political and military actors in the United States are seizing the opportunity offered by strained inter-Korean relations to try and kill any prospect of reengagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK – the official name for North Korea).
Koreans Talk Peace?
The games have begun. The younger sister of North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un has captured the attention of the media, while US Vice President Mike Pence was mocked as a dud, even undiplomatic. The two Koreas are engaging each other. This makes the Washington foreign policy swamp fume.
Interview with Brian Becker, Myung-Koo Kang, and Gregory Elich
As Inter-Korean Relations Warm, Will the U.S. and Japan Play Spoilers?
Gregory Elich interviewed by Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon
The ongoing diplomatic efforts between North and South Korea against the backdrop of the 2018 Winter Olympics; if Japan and the US will play spoilers in Korean reunification efforts; Mike Pence’s undiplomatic efforts at the Olympic opening ceremony; and the history of politics at the Olympics.
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