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Action for Korea United Fifth Anniversary Assembly
Civic organizations, corporations, NGO’s, faith groups, and all the many forms of civil society need to cooperate and build consensus, not only on the endgame strategy of unification but also on how they should engage the North. Remarks from Global Peace Foundation Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon
“Bright Sunshine” or War: The Choice in Dealing with a Nuclear DPRK
By offering only the non-existent “choice” between peaceful surrender and surrender through war, the U.S. and Japan have made a mutually agreed elimination of nuclear weapons by the DPRK an impossible outcome. Another option is a “Bright Sunshine” policy towards Pyongyang that would result in expanded contact and exchange between North and South. An address by Professor Madhav Das Nalapat, UNESCO Peace Chair, Manipal University, India
A Way Forward Toward Peace: Focusing on the ROK-US Alliance
Reunification of Korean peninsula cannot be achieved by merely one side’s aspiration.
Inter-Korean relations can be restored through meetings and person to person exchanges, approached from the concept that North and South are on the same boat sharing fates. An address by Young Kyo Seo, National Assembly of Korea
The Korean Peninsula: An Opportunity and NOT a Crisis
The properties of substances and Nations can change under extreme heat and pressure. After more than six decades of diplomatic stagnation, an unprecedented nexus of factors have brought us to this moment when the heat and pressure are high. An address by Dr. William J Parker III, Chief Operating Officer, EastWest Institute
Social Transformation and Strengthening Models for Denuclearization
The unification process could catalyze exit from nuclear weapons, as the security of the new state, even if it is only a confederation, has to be redefined and guaranteed one way or the other. An address Dr Tarja Cronberg, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Strengthening Cooperation for Northeast Asia Peace and Security
A unified democratic Korea with 75 million hard-working people could emerge as the Germany of Asia—a new economic powerhouse and force for stability in the region. An address by Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow for Korea at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Leading the Process of Peaceful Unification of the Korean Peninsula
International consensus on the unification of the Korean Peninsula can be reached when the international community reaches an agreed vision of the unification and joins hands to help make that vision a reality, overcoming the old Cold War mindset. An address by Sang jin Shin,
National Assembly of Korea
AKU’s Innovative Approaches for Realizing One Korea
The unification movement should be more about the vision than political process. e vision by all means regardless of any political difficulties. A strong and broad civil base is a key groundwork for peaceful unification. An address by Inteck Seo, Co-chair, Action for Korea United
‘Korean Dream’ of One Korea a Model for Global Unity
Koreans today need to draw upon the shared destiny and cultural values that long predate the conflicting ideologies since 1945 to bridge the ideological, political, economic and national divides on the peninsula and build a peaceful future for all Koreans. Keynote address by Global Peace Foundation Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon
How Japan Can Prepare for Unification of Korean Peninsula
Japan needs to go beyond its conventional style of diplomacy, which focuses on dealing with the current situation, and prepare a Korean Peninsula policy that takes into account the potential for regime change in North Korea and north-south unification at some stage in the future. An address by Atsushi Ijuin, Lead Economist, Japan Center for Economic Research