“Neither engagement nor pressure will work; we need to find another strategy.” Kim Kwang jin, November 2012

As South Korea prepares to elect a new president, how to approach North Korea and North Korean policy has become a hot topic for discussion.  While each of the presidential hopefuls has spent time outlining a strategy for dealing with North Korea that will likely see an increase in South Korean engagement, defector turned researcher Kim Kwang jin last week suggested a somewhat different approach in dealing with the country.

Kim’s suggestion for solving all problems on North Korea was “lets dissolve the North Korean regime rather than defeat