Episode 12 – How could the European Union play a greater role in the Korean peace process?

Ask me about North Korea

As the European Union is trying to geopolitically establish itself in East Asia, which has become the heart of the world’s rapid economic development in recent years, it faces numerous issues in its attempts to assert its strategic sovereignty. There are many challenges in the region – ranging from Chinese foreign policy to local territorial disputes. Yet there is hardly any better example of the EU’s inability to establish itself as a geopolitical actor than its strategy – or, perhaps, the lack thereof – on the Korean Peninsula. So, what is wrong about the EU’s approach and what could be done better? For the full transcript of the episode, references, and follow-up readings please visit the podcast’s website – www.askmeaboutdprk.wordpress.com