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UPF Statement on the Korean Peninsula in the Wake of the Passing of Kim Jong-il
The recent death of North Korean President Kim Jong-il and the current transition of power to a new generation of leadership is a time of great uncertainty for all Koreans and the entire East Asian region. At the same time it also offers an important opportunity to plot a new course of peace and reconciliation that will finally bring to a close more than six decades of division and distrust.
Washington DC Forum: Regional Perspectives of the Korean Peninsula
Washington, DC, USA - On Dec. 14, 2011, the UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs convened its inaugural roundtable meeting in Washington, DC on “Regional Perspectives of the Korean Peninsula after the November Asian Summits.”
L.Y. Moon: Women Supporting Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula
The Women's Federation for World Peace receives contributions from women throughout the world and makes donations to North Korea as humanitarian aid for their children and women. There have also been various opportunities for visits over the years. The more exchanges we have with people from the North, the more we are able to understand each other and overcome the gaps caused by the decades of separation.
M.P. Barry: Is the Unification of North and South Korea on the Horizon?
South Korean governments have been informed by the German experience of reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Goldman Sachs, the leading investment bank, issued a study arguing that better models for Korean reintegration would be the reform of the economies of Vietnam, Mongolia, and the former Eastern European socialist states. Moreover, it said, the two Koreas have remarkable synergies, including talented human capital and rich mineral resources in the North. Read Goldman Sachs' report.
Europeans Take Fact-Finding Trip to Japan
Tokyo, Japan - "Japan's Role in Securing Peace, Stability, and Human Rights in North-East Asia" was the theme of a European Leadership Conference and Fact-Finding Tour to Japan August 1-5.
M.P. Barry: Peace and Stability in Northeast Asia with Emphasis on the Korean Peninsula
Tensions in Northeast Asia increased this spring with North Korea’s sinking of a South Korean naval vessel, the Cheonan, in March. This was the most significant attack by the North against the South since at least the 1980s.
J.H. Pak: Religion Serving Peacebuilding and Disarmament
Can religion and religious leaders contribute to disarmament? You have all heard the quote, “Nations shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” It can be found in one of the oldest religious books.
V. Cha: Challenges Facing US-Korea Relations
The alliance between the US and the Republic of Korea (ROK) remains one of the most underrated alliances in the history of international relations today. When the alliance was first formed in 1953, there was no preceding history of interaction (aside from minor commercial exchanges and missionary activities in the 1800s) and no common values as a frame of reference.
Y.S. Song: How Should the East Asian Nations Cooperate and Make Progress in Human Security?
Speech delivered by Hon. Song Yeong Sun, Member, Korean National Assembly at the International Leadership Conference and Global Peace Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 9, 2008
Chu: China’s Role in Establishing Permanent Peace in Korea
It seems that there will be no permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula without the peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue. Therefore, the nuclear issue and its resolution is the starting point for establishing permanent peace in Korea.
P. Chamberlin: Korea Peace Regime - Worthy Idea or Red Herring?
Has the time finally come for peace to break out on the Korean Peninsula? Is the call for a Korea peace regime sincere, or is it a distraction—a red herring? What is America’s role?
H.S. Jeong: Direction of Six-Party Talks
On February 13, 2007, in accordance with the agreement on the initial phase of actions for the implementation of the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005, the discussions on the matter of a peace and security system in Northeast Asia began in earnest.
S. Linton: Keys to Understanding North Korea
North Koreans are not always easy to like, but are impossible to ignore. This is not a trait unique to the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Koreans have been this way throughout their history.
M.D. Huh: The Korean Peninsula and Peace in Northeast Asia
True love is the mightiest strategic tool for melting down all strife and conflict in this world. The realm of true love surpasses all barriers.
J. Nakagawa: Regional Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Regional economic cooperation in Northeast Asia will be imperative for energy cooperation in the area. The European Union’s formation was due to the fact that Europe was very closely connected by a natural gas pipeline. If Northeast Asia is connected by an energy pipeline, it will contribute much to the stable supply of energy and eventually the peace of the region.
K. Weathersby: To Attack, or Not to Attack? Stalin, Kim Il Sung and the Prelude to War
H. Kumagai: Rising Nationalism in Northeast Asia
The Northeastern Asian region has seen dramatic changes during the past decade. Understanding this fact is crucial to thinking about how the parties involved in this region can construct peace and security.
Korean War Veterans Become Ambassadors for Peace
At the first conference of the United Nations Peacekeeping Korean War Memorial Federation, more than 250 veterans gathered, creating a delegation representing all the nations who sent troops into battle representing the UN.
E. Weingartner: Reframing the US-DPRK Conflict
It is not easy to form a relationship with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [DPRK], even when your objectives are purely humanitarian. Over the past few years much more has been learned about human rights violations, the existence of labor camps, and the continuing flow of defectors, refugees and migrants fleeing into China and South Korea for economic and political reasons.
T. Nakano: A Grand Design for Northeast Asia: Multilateral Cooperation and Physical Integration
Northeast Asia holds enormous potential for both dispute and development. The continuing uncertainty associated with the past 100 years of colonialism in Northeast Asia and the remnants of the cold war may create tensions and lead to some conflicts in the region. But regional development equaling that of the European Union or NAFTA is also a possibility if the region’s capital, technology, labor force and natural resources are used to complement each other to create a mechanism for multilateral cooperation.