Apr 23, 2018 | Publications
April 2018 | KF-VUB KOREA CHAIR POLICY BRIEF Linde Desmaele U.S. President Donald Trump surprised the world by accepting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s invitation to talk, thereby setting the scene for potentially the first ever meeting between a North Korean...
Mar 27, 2018 | Publications
27 March 2018 | KOREA CHAIR EXPLAINS Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo The announcement that a high-level delegation from North Korea, perhaps including its leader Kim Jong-un or his sister Kim Yo-jong, is currently in China suggests a necessary thaw in relations between both...
Mar 9, 2018 | Publications
9 March 2018 | KOREA CHAIR EXPLAINS Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo The announcement of a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is truly historic. No sitting US president has ever met with North Korea’s leader. Former...
Mar 9, 2018 | Publications
March 2018 | KF-VUB KOREA CHAIR POLICY BRIEF Dr. Tongfi Kim The shared threat emanating from Pyongyang creates a centripetal force that binds Washington, Tokyo, and Seoul because the three partners need mutual assistance. On the other hand, however, the high stakes...
Feb 12, 2018 | Publications
February 2018 | KF-VUB KOREA CHAIR POLICY BRIEF Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games have already served one very important purpose: helping to thaw inter-Korean relations. Since engagement is a key element of President Moon Jae-in’s North Korea...
Feb 9, 2018 | Publications
January 2018 | KF-VUB KOREA CHAIR POLICY BRIEF Dr Michael Reiterer The surprising readiness of Kim Jong-un to re-open lines of communications and to participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics could strengthen President Moon who needs to change course from...
