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Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon

  • Written by L Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre, University of Western Australia
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After a period of relative quiet, North Korea again commandeered news headlines with the dramatic, if symbolic, demolition of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in the city of Kaesong, just north of the demilitarised zone.

The office was refurbished at considerable cost to South Korea following the 2018 inter-Korean Summit, and was...

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