Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means



Analysis Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means Dormant inter-Korean diplomacy will increase in intensity, but scheduled USFK drills could pose a hurdle for Seoul Chad O'Carroll \| Jeongmin Kim July 27, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue \| Dongmyong hotel reception clock, Kangwon Province, North Korea, April 2008 The two Koreas used the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice on Tuesday to jointly announce a major inter-Korean breakthrough: the reactivation of key communication channels. Coming just over a year since North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office and announced it would sever all inter-Korean hotlines, the shift appears to follow months of behind-the-scenes diplomacy. Though details of what comes next have yet to be revealed, NK Pro analysis suggests the major announcement indicates the following developments: A pathway to resumed inter-Korean cooperation has been cleared. If efforts go smoothly Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means

Dormant inter-Korean diplomacy will increase in intensity, but scheduled USFK drills could pose a hurdle for Seoul

Chad O'Carroll | Jeongmin Kim July 27, 2021

Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means

Eric Lafforgue | Dongmyong hotel reception clock, Kangwon Province, North Korea, April 2008

The two Koreas used the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice on Tuesday to jointly announce a major inter-Korean breakthrough: the reactivation of key communication channels. Coming just over a year since North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office and announced it would sever all inter-Korean hotlines, the shift appears to follow months of behind-the-scenes diplomacy.

Though details of what comes next have yet to be revealed, NK Pro analysis suggests the major announcement indicates the following developments:

A pathway to resumed inter-Korean cooperation has been cleared. If efforts go smoothly

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means

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