Why Kim Jong Un is terrified of peace with South Korea
South Korea is once again extending a hand to North Korea. Messages advocating the resumption of dialogue, the lowering of military tensions, and a path toward peaceful coexistence are being repeated.
TL;DR
- South Korea is extending an offer of dialogue and peaceful coexistence to North Korea.
- The current South Korean administration has a policy of respecting North Korea's regime and committing no hostile acts.
- North Korea, under Kim Jong Un, has explicitly rejected Seoul's outreach, stating they have nothing to do with the South.
- North Korea has fundamentally altered its conceptualization of the relationship with South Korea in recent years.
- Misinterpreting North Korea's silence as mere temporary frustration is a risk.