Papering over the cracks

Article Abstract:

The U.S. and South Korean governments are working to smooth out differences between the two countries especially with regards to North Korea. The U.S. would like nothing better than to see the North Korean government collapse. The South Korean government has taken a different approach, including granting concessions to the North, in hope that North Korea's government would not collapse. If that were to happen, the Korean peninsula could destabilize.

International relations

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The president counsels patience

Article Abstract:

The south Korean president Roh Moo Hyun believes that the tensions with North Korea can be resolved only through sincere talks. He thinks there is necessity to retain the US troops until the security of Korean peninsula is assured. The United States, Japan, and China have to work together with South Korea to persuade North Korea to give up it's nuclear weapons.

Japan, Military policy, Roh Moo-hyun

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After Iraq

Article Abstract:

The author of this editorial argues that South Korea must realize that the nuclear disarmament of North Korea is partly the responsibility of the South. The North cannot be overwhelmed by a surfeit of kindness.

Editorial

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