Lasting impact: What Korea would look like if the 'Forgotten War' never happened



Evergreen Lasting impact: What Korea would look like if the ‘Forgotten War’ never happened The Korean War deepened hostilities between North and South, drastically altering the course of history Fyodor Tertitskiy August 11, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA It has been 67 years since the Korean War reached an effective stalemate through the July 27, 1953 armistice agreement. To this day, historians and others look back at the bloody conflict and claim that it ended exactly where it started, with nothing achieved by either side. In some senses, this is true: Before and after the war, the Korean peninsula was divided into the capitalist South and communist North, shattering the unification dreams of both Seoul and Pyongyang. It has been 67 years since the Korean War reached an effective stalemate through the July 27, 1953 armistice agreement. To this day, historians and others look back at the bloody conflict and claim that it ended exactly where it started, with nothing achieved by either side. In some senses, this is true: Before and after the war, the Korean peninsula was divided into the capitalist South and communist North, shattering the unification dreams of both Seoul and Pyongyang. 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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Lasting impact: What Korea would look like if the ‘Forgotten War’ never happened

The Korean War deepened hostilities between North and South, drastically altering the course of history

Fyodor Tertitskiy August 11, 2020

Lasting impact: What Korea would look like if the ‘Forgotten War’ never happened

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It has been 67 years since the Korean War reached an effective stalemate through the July 27, 1953 armistice agreement. To this day, historians and others look back at the bloody conflict and claim that it ended exactly where it started, with nothing achieved by either side.

In some senses, this is true: Before and after the war, the Korean peninsula was divided into the capitalist South and communist North, shattering the unification dreams of both Seoul and Pyongyang.

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