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Tim Shorrock, National Interest: Can the United Nations Command Become a Catalyst for Change on the Korean Peninsula?
Recent unprecedented agreements between North Korea and South Korea have required the UNC to make a major shift in the role that it plays in the region.
On October 22, the United Nations Command convened a meeting at a three-sided table in the truce village of Panmumjom on the border that separates North Korea and South Korea. Sitting on one side was a three-member contingent from the UNC, led by U.S. Army Col. Burke Hamilton. To his right was Col. Cho Yang-guen of the Korean People’s Army of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and to his left, Col. Om Chang-nam of the Army of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 1, 2018
At the Latest Inter-Korean Summit, Kim Jong-un Created a Diplomatic Minefield for the United States -- David Maxwell and Mathew Ha, War On The Rocks
South Korea and the US make their alliance future-proof -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times
China leads market recovery as predicted trade deal emerges -- David P. Goldman, Asia Times
Is the Trump Administration Backing Away from Saudi Arabia? -- Curt Mills, National Interest
Khashoggi murder may be tipping point in Yemen's agony -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
In Yemen, plenty of food but few have the cash to buy it -- Saeed Al-Batati, Asia Times
Progress Without Peace in the Middle East -- Aaron David Miller and Hillel Zand, The Atlantic
AP Interview: Karzai welcomes Gitmo 5 into peace discussion -- Kathy Gannon, AP
Rohingya refugee crisis pushes ASEAN to the edge -- Angshuman Choudhury, Asia Times
What happens if Rajapaksa heads Sri Lanka's government? -- Charu Hogg & Champa Patel, Al Jazeera
China's Number of Births Just Keeps Dropping -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat
A Russian Pivot to Asia? -- Alexey Khlebnikov, National Interest
Angela Merkel's potential successors: What is their foreign policy? -- Ben Knight, DW
Midterms of engagement: How the next US elections will affect Europe -- Jeremy Shapiro, European Council on Foreign Relations
Where is Brazil headed under Bolsonaro? -- Sam Cowie & David Child, Al Jazeera
