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Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: Leaders agree to end Korean War: ‘We have become friends’
After a day of upbeat optics and good vibes, the Koreas agreed to cooperate and reduce tension, but details on denuclearization must await the North Korea-US summit in May or June
After a day-long summit, leaders of the two Koreas hugged one another, opening “a new era of peace”. They pledged that there would be no further conflict on the peninsula and vowed to upgrade relations in multiple spheres.
But while they agreed on “total denuclearization,” no details of steps to achieve this were included, suggesting the issue has been deferred to the upcoming North Korea-US summit, expected in May or June.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 27, 2018
From nuclear weapons to peace: Inside the Korean summit declaration -- Josh Smith & Christine Kim, Reuters
Beware the Korean Peace Trap -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Trump Should Not Trust North Korea -- Adam Cathcart, National Interest
Is a military coup possible in Iran? -- Saeid Golkar, Al Jazeera
Iraq’s Shiite militias try to convert military victory into political power -- Scott Peterson, CSM
Preventing the next Big War in the Middle East -- Daniel Sobelman, National Interest
Why China should care about its image in the West -- Tom Plate, SCMP
India and China jostle for influence in Iran and Central Asia -- Nikkei Asian Review
Has Pakistan Truly Tamed Its Tribal Frontier? -- Bennett Seftel, The Cipher Brief
No vacation under Duterte’s strongman rule -- Bong S Sarmiento, Asia Times
The U.S. Has No Clear Strategy For Africa. Here's Why It Really Needs One -- Donald C. Bolduc, NPR
Brexit Failure Looks More Likely Every Day -- Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg
Vladimir Putin’s Old KGB Buddy Has Plans to Help Russia Survive Sanctions -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast
Macron’s surprise gift to Trump -- John Lloyd, Reuters
Protests in Nicaragua Suddenly Threaten Ortega’s Family Dynasty -- Frida Ghitis, WPR
Nicaragua’s Unfinished Revolution -- Mac Margolis, Bloomberg
With Islamic State in Decline, What’s Al-Qaeda’s Next Move? -- Tore Refslund Hamming, War On The Rocks
