The hidden meaning of August’s inter-Korean ‘crisis’



Analysis The hidden meaning of August’s inter-Korean ‘crisis’ Haste with which North Korea sought meeting with the South tells us something – or does it? Andrei Lankov October 5, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Security Area Kok Leng Yeo from Singapore, Singapore [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons In August the world was treated to the sight of yet another Korean crisis. In many regards, the August 2015 crisis was very similar to other incidents we have seen happen in and around Korea over the last 20 years. However, there are reasons to suspect that this crisis had some hidden features that made it different from what we have seen before – and these features may actually be heartening. The basic outline of the story is well-known. On August 4 two South Korean soldiers on patrol in the DMZ were maimed in a landmine explosion. Soon after, the © 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 Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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The hidden meaning of August’s inter-Korean ‘crisis’

Haste with which North Korea sought meeting with the South tells us something – or does it?

Andrei Lankov October 5, 2015

The hidden meaning of August’s inter-Korean ‘crisis’

Joint Security Area Kok Leng Yeo from Singapore, Singapore [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

In August the world was treated to the sight of yet another Korean crisis. In many regards, the August 2015 crisis was very similar to other incidents we have seen happen in and around Korea over the last 20 years. However, there are reasons to suspect that this crisis had some hidden features that made it different from what we have seen before – and these features may actually be heartening.

The basic outline of the story is well-known. On August 4 two South Korean soldiers on patrol in the DMZ were maimed in a landmine explosion. Soon after, the

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