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Henri Feron
Henri Feron is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy.
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Analysis How South Korea’s defense plan against the North could actually help relationsThe more self-reliant South Korea is militarily, the less vulnerable inter-Korean relations are to third-party pressure Last week, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense released a new roadmap for fiscal years 2021 to 2025, promising to invest in new, high-tech defense capabilities to safeguard against the DPRK and other threats. These plans will certainly raise tensions. That said, its self-reliance elements may ironically improve the odds of a sustainable reconciliation. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |