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Why is North Korea abandoning its goal of reunification with the South?

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • Jan 17, 2024 • 23m

A dramatic shift by North Korea: it's tearing up its goal of unification with the South — a policy in place for decades. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un also said his country doesn't want war — but won't avoid one either. So what's behind his surprise move?

HOST: Adrian Finighan

GUESTS:

  • Ji-Yeon Yuh, Board Member, Women Cross DMZ, Professor, Northwestern University
    Longtime peace and reunification activist.
  • Fyodor Tertitskiy, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Korean Studies, Kookmin University, Seoul.
  • Einar Tangen, China, Senior Fellow Taihe Institute, Beijing. 

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