Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace



Evergreen Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace Bernhard Seliger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation weighs in on how North and South Korea can reconcile NK News December 22, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON "DMZ (7)" by benkucinski is licensed under CC BY 2.0 For years, scholars in South Korea and abroad have looked to East Germany and West Germany for any takeaway that could help inter-Korean peace. The Korean Peninsula, which has been divided for some 75 years, can look to its European neighbor for lessons but cannot clone that stretch of history, according to Bernhard Seliger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. In a recent podcast interview with NK News, Seliger said that Seoul and Pyongyang must take smaller, concrete steps before making the big jump to unification. The following interview has been edited and rearranged for length and clarity. Listen to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace

Bernhard Seliger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation weighs in on how North and South Korea can reconcile

NK News December 22, 2020

Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace

"DMZ (7)" by benkucinski is licensed under CC BY 2.0

For years, scholars in South Korea and abroad have looked to East Germany and West Germany for any takeaway that could help inter-Korean peace.

The Korean Peninsula, which has been divided for some 75 years, can look to its European neighbor for lessons but cannot clone that stretch of history, according to Bernhard Seliger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

In a recent podcast interview with NK News, Seliger said that Seoul and Pyongyang must take smaller, concrete steps before making the big jump to unification.

The following interview has been edited and rearranged for length and clarity. Listen to

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