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Analysis Trash balloons to martial law: How inter-Korean ties hit rock bottom in 2024Year began with North Korea abandoning unification and ended with a shocking declaration that cast tensions in new light  A year of escalating inter-Korean tensions defined by North Korean trash balloon launches, dueling military drills and threats of war was suddenly cast in a starkly different light after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law in December, raising questions about which side was driving the deterioration of ties. Kim Jong Un kicked off 2024 by announcing that he was discarding the goal of unification with the South, declaring the ROK an enemy state as the DPRK intensified weapons development. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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