“With North Korea, Washington’s goal should be to go from dangerous coexistence to stable coexistence, taking the path of reconciliation.” This is the proposal put forward by Ankit Panda, specialist in security issues at the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, and Frank Aum, former Pentagon Advisor [sur la Corée du Nord]in an article published online in May.
The two researchers are tapped by the same observation: according to them, American Pressure Pruits on North Korea “Are no longer sustainable”. At a time when Kim Jong-un‘s regime methodically continues the improvement of its nuclear arsenal, the lack of relations between Washington and Pyongyang prevents the implementation of a crisis management mechanism or a de-escalation.
In their eyes, this situation only increases the risk of conflict. And in South Korea, worried about its safety, calls for the detention of nuclear weapons are increasing. In parallel, strategic cooperation between Russia and North Korea has been considerably strengthened.
The carrot instead of the stick
In their article, the authors question the “contradiction”Between the intelligence services and the position of the American government
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