Changing Political Situation in North Research Paper

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Although the saber-rattling is currently at normal levels, there have been some highly disruptive events in recent years that have kept tensions high. For example, despite their vehement and repeated denials, most international observers agree and the results of international inspections indicate that in March 2010, North Korea fired on and sank the South Korean warship, Cheonan, with a corresponding loss of South Korean lives.

Just a few months later, North Korea fired artillery shells on nearby Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010, and in August 2011, North Korean officials seized assets at Mount Kumgang, a jointly operated tourist site with South Korea.

Despite continuing efforts by the international community to resolve this longstanding political and military stalemate, there have been some changes in the composition of the top political leadership in South Korea that may adversely affect these negotiations.

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In fact, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his inner circle of advisors are routinely referred to as "criminals" by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the official news agency of North Korea (pers. obs.). The historical pattern of on-again-off-again negotiations between North Korea and the six-nation council

make it clear that efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution of the North Korea's nuclear program have been ineffective. In this regard, Bellamy reports, "There is frustration that [military responses] could occur despite massive aid provided to the North, and a determination to enhance security. South Korea currently is following a two-track approach of providing opportunities for meaningful and genuine dialogue, while implementing sanctions with the international community."

On the one hand, at present, North Korea.....

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