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Monday, August 22, 2011

A Kim Capture Plan?

A Kim Capture Plan?

The US and South Korean governments continue to use the carrot and stick approach in their dealings with malcontent North Korea. After a quasi-breakthrough at the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum last month over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, the harsh rhetoric and tit-for-tat diplomatic games persist between the two sides. This week, the United States and South Korea launched another joint military exercise aimed at mitigating a potential protracted conflict with the North. Both sides want to maintain the stick part of the policy, especially in light of the recent exchange of fire between the navies of Seoul and Pyongyang. North Korea has reacted with indignation and veiled threats about a resumption of hostilities. The state news outlet, the Korean Central News Agency, released a statement claiming that the country is ‘ready for both dialogue and war.’ Last week, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported that last year’s war ... Read More...

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