http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).03
10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).03
Published : Dec 2021
Breaking the Stalemate: Re-engaging North Korea
The situation in the Korean Peninsula continues to remain tense and uncertain despite hectic diplomacy and peace overtures demonstrated by former President Donald Trump of the USA, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, and the members of the six-party talks platform due to lack of coherent policy on how to engage North Korea. While the international community has displayed cautious optimism on the US-North Korea Summits, however, the change in US administration and overextended policy review by the new administration has created anxiety and stalemate. Chairman Kim Jong-un has once again resorted to brinkmanship and test-fired several missiles to draw the attention of President Joe Biden, who, after hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, is still in the process of consolidation of his position and doesn't appear to be in a hurry on North Korea. This article recapitulates the peace developments of the last three years, investigates the causes of its failure, and suggests a course of action to break the prevailing stalemate by engaging North Korea and advancing the peace process for enduring stability of the entire peninsula.
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North Korea, US, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in, South Korea
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(1) Waseem Ishaque
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan
(2) Mudassir Mukhtar
HoD/Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Ishaque, W., & Mukhtar, M. (2021). Breaking the Stalemate: Re-engaging North Korea. Global Foreign Policies Review, IV(IV), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).03
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HARVARD : ISHAQUE, W. & MUKHTAR, M. 2021. Breaking the Stalemate: Re-engaging North Korea. Global Foreign Policies Review, IV, 21-31.
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TURABIAN : Ishaque, Waseem, and Mudassir Mukhtar. "Breaking the Stalemate: Re-engaging North Korea." Global Foreign Policies Review IV, no. IV (2021): 21-31. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).03