Straight down the middle: Why neutrality could be best option for two Koreas
Historical proposals for a unified Korea to be neutral have renewed relevance as great power competition intensifies
As tensions with North Korea rise and the U.S.-China rivalry deepens, Seoul has lately charted a course that brings it closer to Washington.
But calls have long been made for South Korea to follow a more neutral path, to become a Sweden or Switzerland among bigger powers in a volatile region.
And the neutrality question has also frequently come up when considering what a reunified Korea would look like — a debate not only relevant for a possible future scenario but also in today’s fraught geopolitical climate.
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