Korean Reunification

A country on the precipice of war with its neighbors would not be selling arms and sending troops off to fight in a distant conflict.

In North Korea, unification has been erased from monuments and textbooks, but not from hearts and minds.

The apparent demolition comes less than a month after Kim announced that his country would no longer pursue reconciliation with the South.

South Koreans increasingly reject reunification with the North amid intensifying hostility and indifference. But inter-Korean relations that prioritize economic ties over reconciliation easily fall prey to global geopolitics.

Defector groups in South Korea accuse the government of not doing enough to help North Korean arrivals.

In a recent survey, South Koreans support the idea – but less so when the question of cost comes up.

Reunification, the long-held Korean dream, is already unviable. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Steven Denney returns to discuss the Moon Jae-in administration's acclimation to the North Korea threat.

Moon should be wary of emphasizing the old principle of self-reliance in solving inter-Korea issues.

If Kim Jong-un's regime collapses, how will China, the U.S., and South Korea react?

Where would North Korea's soldiers go after a hypothetical reunification on the Korean peninsula?

A discussion of tensions in East Asia, and some possible solutions