[Article] A New Phase in the State of Affairs of the Korean Peninsula and the Division System / Paik Nak-chung
The Quarterly Changbi 205, Fall 2024
Abstract
Quarterly Changbi’s Editor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at Seoul National University Paik Nak-chung argues that, from the perspective of the division system, it is not at all surprising that President Kim Jong-un of the State Affairs in North Korea has defined the inter-Korean relationship as one between two countries, and that we can solve this problem by overcoming the division system. In particular, Paik argues that North Korea’s new position has a positive aspect, since it is open to the possibility of their accepting the plan for the federation of nations, which has been presented as a major step in the overcoming of the division system. He maintains that what is essential is whether we could lead this relationship between two countries to become one that is not hostile.