North Korea Wanting to Talk?
North Korea, as relayed through Russia is apparently wantingto talk with the United States. |
Tillerson has not responded to the news, and official U.S. policy is that North Korea has to demonstrate a real commitment to rid itself of its nuclear weapons capability before talks can occur. The North’s desire to talk may be a recognition on their side that if tensions continue to escalate, the regime may very well be removed from power one way or another. Of particular interest is the following statement from The Guardian:
However, North Korea appears to be continuing to hang onto the hope that the following will occur:
- Kim Jong-un and the regime in general remain in power
- North Korea retains its nuclear weapons capability
- The U.S. lessens or removes its military presence in the region and stops joint exercises with South Korea and Japan
While informal, unofficial discussions do happen from time to time between the U.S. and North Korea, formal talks will not occur until the North makes efforts to remove its nuclear weapons. The catch-22 is that the North is unlikely to do so until the security of its regime is ensured. Either one side needs to blink or China or Russia need to intervene to force the Kim regime to yield.
Unfortunately, the North has been trained by decades of appeasing U.S. behavior to rattle its sabres to get some concessions, such as economic aid which serves to prop up the regime. The risk they are taking is that the current U.S. climate has shifted, and the Trump administration is uninterested in continuing to play this game.
Read more analysis of the situation here.
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Aaron Simms is an author, writer, and pastor and contributing author to The Resugent which shared this article.
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