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	<title>korean unification studies &#187; ROK Economy and Politics</title>
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	<description>the DMZ will not last forever... or will it?</description>
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		<title>ICG on Lee Myung Bak</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/12/22/icg-on-lee-myung-bak/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/12/22/icg-on-lee-myung-bak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ROK Economy and Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The International Crisis Group has a decent briefing on what they expect LMB will do for the Korean peninsula. Pretty much the same old stuff, including: Lee is expected to continue South Korea’s efforts at rapprochement with North Korea but to press more firmly for reciprocity than his predecessor. He has outlined a plan to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unification policy under Lee Myung-Bak</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/12/21/unification-policy-under-lee-myung-bak/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/12/21/unification-policy-under-lee-myung-bak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many suspected that differences in North Korea policy between a Lee Myung-Bak administration and the Roh Moo-Hyun administration were going to be largely cosmetic. Most thought it as an open secret that North Korea policy would largely remain the same&#8230; Stability is after all, much more valuable to most South Koreans than any chance of a North Korean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers of Unification (1969 &#8211; 2007)</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/19/ministers-of-unification-1969-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/19/ministers-of-unification-1969-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ROK Economy and Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does this long list of South Korean ministers responsible for unification tell you? Has there ever been a period in which the civil service has been led by a minister for unification for more than a few years? Or does it say more about the position of &#8216;unification minister&#8217; and the fact that policy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lankov on Korean unification</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/15/lankov-on-korean-unification/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/15/lankov-on-korean-unification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divided States Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROK Economy and Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good article by Andrei Lankov on Korean unification over at Asia Times. To sum it all up &#8211; Romania style collapse is coming soon to country near you (if you&#8217;re in South Korea). Give it a read! Share This Sphere: Related Content]]></description>
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		<title>Roh just loves meeting commies&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/15/roh-just-loves-meeting-commies/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/15/roh-just-loves-meeting-commies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DPRK Economy and Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  In all seriousness though, the meeting between Roh Moo-Hyun and Nong Duc Manh, Secretary-General of the Vietnamese Communist Party, after the latter&#8217;s visit to North Korea is quite significant. Vietnam could be held up as a model for North Korea. Although the fundamental economic conditions are very different between Vietnam and North Korea (in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The differing &#8216;threat&#8217; of North Korea</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/08/the-differing-threat-of-north-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/11/08/the-differing-threat-of-north-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ROK Economy and Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The differing views of the United States and South Korea on the nuclear issue were very evident at the press conference after talks between ROK Defense Minister Kim Jang-Soo and US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The key point to make is that Gates believes that the anticipated resolution of the nuclear issue reduces the threat posed by North Korea. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to pay for Korean unification</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/10/31/how-to-pay-for-korean-unification/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/10/31/how-to-pay-for-korean-unification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ROK Economy and Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With estimates on the cost of unification providing such alarming figures (as in the last post), it is natural for people to wonder where the money will come from. A paper by Yang Un-Chol at the Sejong Institute gives a good summary of how this could be achieved. Amongst the methods, he lists: Inter-Korean cooperation projects. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unification Costs</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/10/30/unification-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/10/30/unification-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ROK National Assembly Special Committee on Budget and Accounts has estimated that unification could cost around 1 trillion dollars &#8211; yes, 1 trillion &#8211; with the cost increasing further over time. The report notes the difference in timing. If unification occurs in 2015, it could cost around $858 billion over 10 years to absorb the North. If unification occurs in 2030, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the week: &#8220;It is very unlikely that North Korea will collapse&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/10/20/quote-of-the-week-it-is-very-unlikely-that-north-korea-will-collapse/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/10/20/quote-of-the-week-it-is-very-unlikely-that-north-korea-will-collapse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dilworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ROK Economy and Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roh Moo Hyun this week confirmed his belief in the stability of North Korea, stating that &#8220;it is very unlikely that North Korea will collapse&#8221;. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I wouldn&#8217;t bet money on it. You just never know&#8230; The aim of Roh&#8217;s speech was to build up support for the Sunshine Policy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic change on the Korean peninsula and structures for peace</title>
		<link>http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/16/strategic-change-on-the-korean-peninsula-and-structures-for-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/16/strategic-change-on-the-korean-peninsula-and-structures-for-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HansBrix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain major powers that have historically played a key role on the Korean peninsula &#8211; and, if you think about it objectively, it has not always been an overwhelmingly positive role. China and Japan have duelled over the peninsula since time immemorial. Russia and the United States joined the fray in the 19th century and in [...]]]></description>
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