Insights from German Unification: Political Integration on the Korean Peninsula
In the first and only free elections in the German Democratic Republic’s history East Germans, voted for political parties that ran on a platform of unification.
In the first and only free elections in the German Democratic Republic’s history East Germans, voted for political parties that ran on a platform of unification.
Looking at Germany today, one key takeaway from its experience is that unification will come quickly, but the integration of the two economies and societies will be a multi-generational process.
Part II of Chad 0Carroll’s interview with Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on economic reform in North Korea and the prospects for reunification.
Debates about the future of Korea were rekindled following the death of Kim Jong-il. But just how likely is unification to occur in the short to medium-term future?
By Troy Stangarone On February 10, rumors that Kim Jong-un had been assassinated at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing began to rapidly spread across…