Maria Rosaria Coduti
Unravelling the Intentions Behind the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea
By Maria Rosaria Coduti Intern at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) North Korea seems to be one of the main actors on the political stage of the Northeast Asian region in 2016. In reality, Pyongyang has strongly signaled its presence to the outside world since last summer. After a “hot” August with increased military tensions on the Korean peninsula, in October the regime not only started to request the signing of a peace treaty with the U.S., but also
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Jae-deok Choi, YINKS Researcher
The Power of Cultural Heritage and the Reunification of Korea
Choi Jae Duk Researcher Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies Typically, traditional Korean culture brings to mind beauty and excitement, wisdom from ancestors, protected national treasures, and other such artifacts that point back to the roots of the Korean people. In the busy lives of contemporary Koreans, traditional Korean culture has also taken on the symbolic representation of rest and reprieve from their fast-paced realities. All of these representations ring true
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