When discussing what to do about North Korea, it is often suggested that China should do more to pressure North Korea to suspend its nuclear weapons program, stop military provocations, create a more constructive relationship with South Korea, and improve the lives of North Koreans.

Thinking through the international effects of the British election is also a reminder that Korea has global interests, and therefore events anywhere in the world can make a difference to Korea’s peace and prosperity.

There is a significant story behind the headlines about Korea applying to be one of the founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), but it is not about whether South Korea likes the United States or China best.

Reasonable people might wonder if the North Korean may have a valid point when they complain that U.S.-ROK joint military exercises are unnecessarily provocative.

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One venue for international cooperation with the DPRK is through a United Nations regional agency headquartered in South Korea, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia,” or ESCAP-ENEA.