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Security on the Korean Peninsula: The Latest from RUSI

Tom Plant and Cristina Varriale

4 October 201811 Minute Read

spectators at North Korea military parade

A flurry of recent activity on the North Korean diplomatic front has kept researchers in the Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme at RUSI extremely busy over the past few months. Their latest research findings indicate that policymakers should focus on pursuing small gains over a grand bargain, as well as balancing Tokyo’s long-term view and scepticism of China with Seoul’s focus on short-term security guarantees