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Introduction: The Korean War: 40 Years Later
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CURRENT ISSUES
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7 / 1990 |
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While the Berlin Wall comes tumbling down and the two Germanys rush to unite, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) still separates North and South Korea and the heaviest concentration of military forces in the world.
Forty years after the start of the Korean War, and 37 years after the shooting stopped, there is still no peace treaty. A cold war of suspicion and hostility persists between the governments and peoples of Seoul and Pyongyang.
Everything seems to be changing in Eastern Europe, from leaders to governments to economic systems. Little seems to have changed between North and South Korea save the faces of the negotiators who meet once or twice a month.
But appearances can sometimes be deceiving. There are increasing efforts by all the nations involved to deal with the one remaining "hot spot" of the Cold War.
The Soviet Union establishes economic ties with South Korea and explores diplomatic relations. China's trade with Seoul tops $3 billion annually. The United States announces it will reduce its military presence in the South. South Korea proposes a commonwealth as a transitional step toward reunification. To all of which North Korea has so far turned a deaf ear and a cold eye.
Can mutual trust be established between the two Koreas? Is there the necessary political will on both sides to break the Korean impasse? How many more years will Korea remain
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