Reuters: 'Pyongyang Olympics?' Backlash reveals changing attitudes in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - An agreement between South and North Korea to march under a unity flag and field a joint ice hockey team at next month’s Olympics was met by sharp criticism from many in the South on Thursday, highlighting changing attitudes toward the country’s northern neighbor.
The controversy reveals a South Korean public far less wedded to the idea of inter-Korean unity than previous generations, analysts say, a changing dynamic that may shape South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s efforts at reconciliation with the isolated North.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 17, 2018
The case for using military force to denuclearise North Korea -- Danny Lam, ABC News Online/The Conversation
Why the Vancouver summit on North Korea was futile -- Gary Mason, globe and Mail
Special Report: The fabulous story of North Korea's fabric made of stone -- Ju-min Park & James Pearson, Reuters
Turkey jeopardises NATO unity -- The Australian editorial
Baghdad Must Seize the Chance to Work With Iraq’s Tribes -- Osama Gharizi and Haidar Al-Ibrahimi, War On The Rocks
Iran's Protests Reveal the Truth About Hassan Rouhani -- Micahel J. Totten, World Affairs
Someone has to ask the Rohingya what they actually want -- Kate Allen, The Guardian
No, the US did not spend $43 million on a gas station in Afghanistan -- Jeff Goodson, The Hill
China's Territorial Disputes -- David Tweed, Bloomberg
How can Tunisia rebuild its economy? -- Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Al Jazeera
Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz -- Elizabeth Schumacher, DW
Has Venezuela Become a Totalitarian Regime? -- Miguel Angel Latouche, RCW
Deciphering US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era -- The Diplomat
The Gathering ‘-Storm’: Trump’s Reality TV Presidency Is Heading for a Cliffhanger -- Judah Grunstein, WPR
The Rise of the Revisionists: What to do about Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran? -- Alex Gallo, Modern War Institute
Terrorists stalk dark web for deadlier weaponry -- The Cipher Brief
Dolores O'Riordan, RIP -- Monica Showalter, American Thinker
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