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Japan engaged in several informal contacts with North Korea this spring, sources close to the matter say, apparently to seek a breakthrough in a longstanding impasse surrounding the abduction of Japanese nationals in the past.
Japan engaged in several informal contacts with North Korea this spring, sources close to the matter say, apparently to seek a breakthrough in a longstanding impasse surrounding the abduction of Japanese nationals in the past.
The future of a milestone agreement between South Korea and North Korea, signed five years ago to reduce military tensions, is now uncertain following what Seoul considers a series of violations and military provocations by Pyongyang. Signed by the two Koreas on September 19, 2018, the Comprehensive Military Agreement outlined steps to ease military tensions…
Chung In Moon is a professor of political science at Yonsei University and Ambassador for International Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Republic of Korea. Chung In served as Dean of Yonsei's Graduate School of International Studies and as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative, a cabinet-level post. He has published over 40 books and 230 articles in edited volumes and such scholarly journals as World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and the World Development. Chung In's recent publications include ...
Recently, in response to a written inquiry by Voice of America (VOA) asking about the U.S. government's position on resolving the issue of the six South Korean citizens detained in North Korea, the U.S. State Department spokesperson's office said, “We continue to ask the DPRK [North Korean] government to release all political prisoners and to investigate the disappearance of Japanese abductees and of the six South Koreans detained in the DPRK.”