What’s behind N Korea’s shock policy change towards S Korea? | Inside Story

A dramatic shift by North Korea.
It is tearing up its goal of unification with the South – a policy in place for decades.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un also said his country does not want war – but won’t avoid one either.
So what’s behind his surprise move?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Ji-Yeon Yuh, Board Member, Women Cross DMZ, Professor, Northwestern University
Longtime peace and reunification activist.

Fyodor Tertitskiy, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Korean Studies, Kookmin University, Seoul.

Einar Tangen, China, Senior Fellow Taihe Institute, Beijing.

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