The Korean deadlock | Géopolitis
Missile strikes, garbage balloons and displays of force: the threats between North and South Korea are intensifying. Dreams of reunification seem far away.
Guest: Valérie Gelézeau, geographer specializing in Korea - Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales
Presentation: Laurent Huguenin-Elie
Contents:
00:00 Korea, one peninsula - two states
02:33 The two Koreas on a war footing
06:19 Valérie Gelézeau: “Rapprochement with Russia is part of North Korea's strategy”
11:26 The Kims, a communist dynasty unique in the world
13:53 Valérie Gelézeau: “Kim Jong-un has modernized the style of power in North Korea”
18:42 In South Korea, men enlist in the army for at least 18 months
21:01 Valérie Gelézeau: “Most Korean families are affected by partition-related stories”
25:00 Swiss officers sent to the Panmunjeom demarcation line as early as 1953
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