Two Koreas Agree to End War This Year, Pursue Denuclearization

Re:Two Koreas Agree to End War This Year, Pursue Denucleariz... by pjc50 on Friday April 27, 2018 @08:08AM (#16940141)

> On the contrary, they seem stronger.

I think this is it. After all this time, they were never going to surrender; it has to be something that can be pitched as a voluntary agreement between equals that doesn't compromise NK sovereignty.

It can only be "the end of the beginning". The war isn't even formally over yet. I wouldn't expect elections in Kim's lifetime, but perhaps he can become merely an ordinary dictator like Turkmenistan.

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Re:Two Koreas Agree to End War This Year, Pursue Denucleariz... by Mtinie on Friday April 27, 2018 @08:31AM (#16940289)

> [...]something that can be pitched as a voluntary agreement between equals[...]

This is true in most negotiations, but something we tend to forget. Forced acceptance of an ultimatum when one party is at a significant disadvantage is the perfect environment to breed subversion and partisan resistance. The stakes may differ, but it fits human nature whether in matters of global politics or at a personal level, for instance, negotiating the scope of the next software release.

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