... from the U.S., had been achieved, and the nuclear missile race could be suspended. The second reason for détente was South Korea’s behaviour. It’s not only a matter of Moon Jae-in’s initial campaign slogan of restoring dialogue with Pyongyang. Donald Trump’s aggressive 2017 rhetoric aimed at North Korea played its part, too. For the first time in several decades, the world faced the threat of a real war on the Korean Peninsula that would be started by the U.S. South Korea would be the main victim as it would take a major strike from the north. Therefore, Washington could consider the war won if North Korea were eliminated in its present state, while Seoul would ...
US and North Korea have called the Summit a historic success, but it was also a compulsion in light of lack of alternatives
The world is talking of this Summit as a historic moment with hopes that it will bring peace to Korean Peninsula. Reading between the lines, beyond the niceties and magnificent optics displayed, some realities do emerge, which will indicate that it is beginning of a great gamble by both sides. This issue had crossed the limit of being a bilateral ...
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The sides exchanged opinions on the pending issues of international relations. Special emphasis was given to the state of Russia-the U.S. contacts, the peculiarities of the U.S. foreign policy at D.Trump administration, and security issues on the Korean Peninsula. The viability of Russia-Japan contacts at expert level was noted as important in the development of cooperation potential between the two countries.
Timur Makhmutov
, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, and Kensuke Yoshida, Director of ...
