Park "Gone"-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left



Columns Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left South Korea’s likely next leader wants to rebuild bridges to Pyongyang Aidan Foster-Carter March 15, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON CheongWaDae_Children_Day_02 by KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea on 2013-05-05 10:12:27 These are momentous times in Korea. All of Korea. History is being made before our eyes. Normally it’s the North which hogs the headlines. True to form, Pyongyang has excelled itself this year already: more missile tests, and the eerily James-Bondesque murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur, have kept Kim Jong Un on the front pages. These are momentous times in Korea. All of Korea. History is being made before our eyes. Normally it’s the North which hogs the headlines. True to form, Pyongyang has excelled itself this year already: more missile tests, and the eerily James-Bondesque murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur, have kept Kim Jong Un on the front pages. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left

South Korea’s likely next leader wants to rebuild bridges to Pyongyang

Aidan Foster-Carter March 15, 2017

Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left

CheongWaDae_Children_Day_02 by KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea on 2013-05-05 10:12:27

These are momentous times in Korea. All of Korea. History is being made before our eyes.

Normally it’s the North which hogs the headlines. True to form, Pyongyang has excelled itself this year already: more missile tests, and the eerily James-Bondesque murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur, have kept Kim Jong Un on the front pages.

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