Sleep easy, Seoul. The North Koreans aren’t taking over the peninsula.



Columns Sleep easy, Seoul. The North Koreans aren’t taking over the peninsula. We should take the DPRK seriously. But Kim Jong Un is not about to invade the South — much less infiltrate or conquer it Aidan Foster-Carter September 22, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue \| A propaganda billboard about the army in Wonsan (May 2, 2010) The following article is a column by Aidan Foster-Carter, an honorary senior research fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University in England. The following article is a column by Aidan Foster-Carter, an honorary senior research fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University in England. 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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Sleep easy, Seoul. The North Koreans aren’t taking over the peninsula.

We should take the DPRK seriously. But Kim Jong Un is not about to invade the South — much less infiltrate or conquer it

Aidan Foster-Carter September 22, 2021

Sleep easy, Seoul. The North Koreans aren’t taking over the peninsula.

Eric Lafforgue | A propaganda billboard about the army in Wonsan (May 2, 2010)

The following article is a column by Aidan Foster-Carter, an honorary senior research fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University in England.

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