Change through approaching is possible

The rapid approach between North and South Korea is due to Korean President South Korea, who firmly believes in “changing through rapprochement” according to the German model

Surprised faces or horrors and distrusts: In July last, the newly elected South Korean president surprised them all with his Berlin speech. He consciously chose the long-divided German capital to deliver his principled speech to his future North Korean policy: he believes in a “change through the approaching”: Germany has indicated that despite controversy it should never be suspected of reconciliation and reunification. His Berlin talk caused surprise and confusion in public. “Dreamer!”, “Visioner! ” or “Traitor!” whispered some elderly Koreans among kind applause.

Because the human rights lawyer, unlike the previous conservative government, is focused on dialogue, disarmament and peace. South Korea is not aimed at collapse or swallowing the North but is aimed at a gradual approach. If the need is small, with confidence - building measures. The chief start talks again. It is about close economic co-operation, and family visits North Korea could participate in the North Olympic Games, and he was willing to meet Kim Jong Un, South Korean President said.

This readiness for dialogue Moon signalled at just one time, at which the new US President Trump and North Korean holder were covering each other with mutual threats and insults. The sanctions followed the missile test, fervent speeches at the UN Security Council, resolution, completely normal madness, which we have experienced for decades in facing North Korea.

Moon's Politics Shows an Unexpected Effect

No one really wanted to believe the success of an extended hand. The Moon itself ready for dialogue had to seek after continuing Korean provocations a new severity of sanctions. But suddenly this combination of rigidity and principled readiness for talks showed the effect: In his speech for the new year, the North Korean ruler was suddenly ready to send a delegation to the Olympic Winter Games in Pyongchang.

So suddenly there was movement in blocked relations, initially solid military delegation meetings, the rebuilding of a hotline line, then joint entry into the Olympic Stadium, joint sports teams, offensive and enthralling Kim's sister. A few days later, Kim personally received the high-level delegation from the south for dinner, after which the small sensation followed: there will be a joint meeting of Kim and Moon, possibly since April. And more: during the dialogue phase North Korea will even give up new missile tests. There is also supposed to be a nuclear disarmament because there is no cause for the nuclear program that causes debate, when there are no more threats to North Korea, and when the safety of North Korea's leadership is guaranteed, North Korea revealed.

US Action Now Must Follow

The US president commented on readiness for dialogue as always twitter. “We will see what will happen”, he wrote through the twitter. Perhaps bad “hopes are being collected”. But the U.S. is ready to walk strongly in any direction “.

Of course, caution is required, North Korea remains uncountable in its actions. But Moon's outstretched hand came more than the wielding of swords between Trump and Kim in recent months. This approach is not due to a Trump sending twittera or to an increasingly powerful Xi Jinping in China. Of course, it was only the strongest sanctions that forced him to return to the Kimin negotiating table, but he also needs partners to be ready for negotiations.

Now Moone must convince the US defence force to behave with tolerance as well and, for example, to push the joint maneuver once again between the Korean and American armed forces at Kim's door. Only with dialogue can an escalation be prevented. Everyone must move from their positions because an open conflict would only be lost first in Korea.

/DW ʹ Periscope