North and South Korea Steer Toward Peace Despite Heavy US Foot on the Brakes

“We had lived together for five thousand years but apart for just 70 years. Here, at this place today, I propose we move forward toward the big picture of peace in which the past 70-year-long hostility can be eradicated and we can become one again.” — South Korean President Moon Jae-in

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in inside the Peace House in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea April 27, 2018 . Korea Summit Press | AP

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his counterpart from the South, President Moon Jae-in, made a powerful show of unity with the signing of the Pyongyang Declaration on Wednesday, underscoring their pursuit of “mutual reciprocity, common good and shared prosperity,” a cessation of tension, and an explicit call for “Korean

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Photos showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korea President Moon Jae-in are displayed to demand withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korean Peninsula near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 13, 2018. Ahn Young-joon | AP

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in marked the anniversary of Korea’s independence from Japanese colonialism with a robust call for the economic integration of North and South Korea as a means to achieve “survival and development” as well as “true liberation” for the long-divided nation. The announcement – which focused on

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U.S. and South Korean military soldiers pray during a ceremony marking the U.S. Memorial Day at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 24, 2018. Ahn Young-joon | AP

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – After the recent Singapore summit kick-started peace talks aimed at ending hostilities on the Korean peninsula, the tone among many Koreans, Americans and other observers was optimistic, as a peaceful resolution to the conflict seemed within reach. Yet, while peace on the Korean peninsula is something most continue to hope for,

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at North Korea leader Kim Jong Un after their document singing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

While Trump was quick to take a victory lap after signing a non-binding letter (of intent) with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un to implement the denuclearization of North Korea, several questions have emerged among which: the lack of deal enforcement the lack of verifiability of N.Korea's denuclearization efforts as part of the "Complete,

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