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What would a Donald Trump comeback mean for Washington's North Korea policy? Recently, the former president boasted about his ties with Kim Jong Un, adding to speculation that he could revisit engagement with Pyongyang if reelected. The DPRK, however, said in a media commentary on Tuesday that it 'does not care' if Trump wins the November elections, adding that "he did not bring about any substantial positive change" in US-DPRK relations during his first term. However, given North Korea's long-term goals, Kim may decide to revisit his friendship with Trump if the latter finds his way back into the Oval Office. Read below how Trump went about dealing with North Korea in his first term: https://lnkd.in/gxjjaSxK

What would a Donald Trump comeback mean for Washington's North Korea policy? Recently, the former president boasted about his ties with Kim Jong Un, adding to speculation that he could revisit engagement with Pyongyang if reelected. The DPRK, however, said in a media commentary on Tuesday that it 'does not care' if Trump wins the November elections, adding that "he did not bring about any substantial positive change" in US-DPRK relations during his first term. However, given North Korea's long-term goals, Kim may decide to revisit his friendship with Trump if the latter finds his way back into the Oval Office. Read below how Trump went about dealing with North Korea in his first term: https://lnkd.in/gxjjaSxK

#NEWPOST: Kim Jong Un portraits, murals, paintings, and even badges—these are just some of the symbols that have recently been used to boost the North Korean leader’s personality cult. While his predecessors have long enjoyed their own, carefully crafted, personality cults for decades, the current leader is taking deliberate steps to promote his image as the country’s supreme authority figure. https://lnkd.in/gFMjGdHB

#NEWPOST: Kim Jong Un portraits, murals, paintings, and even badges—these are just some of the symbols that have recently been used to boost the North Korean leader’s personality cult. While his predecessors have long enjoyed their own, carefully crafted, personality cults for decades, the current leader is taking deliberate steps to promote his image as the country’s supreme authority figure. https://lnkd.in/gFMjGdHB

After more than a decade of international attention on North Korean human rights, what has changed for women? A closer look at the current state of North Korean women's rights: https://lnkd.in/gYhC_ymN

New Post! What would a second Trump term mean for inter-Korean relations? If Trump does decide to once again prioritize the Korean issue, what would this mean for the rapidly worsening state of inter-Korean relations? Would a second Trump presidency help defuse tensions on the Peninsula or further aggravate the situation? Valuable insights can be gained by looking back at the roles played by the Trump government in inter-Korean relations between 2017 and 2021. https://lnkd.in/grBZ66jP

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New post! A Bleak Outlook for Inter-Korean Relations in 2024: On the one hand, North Korea has declared it will no longer pursue unification as long as Seoul sticks to a strategy centered around the “collapse of the DPRK's regime” and "unification by absorption." On the other hand, South Korea announced plans to further strengthen the US-ROK extended deterrence system aimed at the North and is advocating for “peace through strength.” With incompatible unification policies, the prospects for the improvement of inter-Korean relations this year look bleak. In reality, the escalating hostility between the two nations will likely lead to a rapid deterioration of the security situation on the Peninsula, potentially jeopardizing regional peace and stability. https://lnkd.in/ghsuCwNw

New post! A Bleak Outlook for Inter-Korean Relations in 2024: On the one hand, North Korea has declared it will no longer pursue unification as long as Seoul sticks to a strategy centered around the “collapse of the DPRK's regime” and "unification by absorption." On the other hand, South Korea announced plans to further strengthen the US-ROK extended deterrence system aimed at the North and is advocating for “peace through strength.” With incompatible unification policies, the prospects for the improvement of inter-Korean relations this year look bleak. In reality, the escalating hostility between the two nations will likely lead to a rapid deterioration of the security situation on the Peninsula, potentially jeopardizing regional peace and stability. https://lnkd.in/ghsuCwNw

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