The Korean Peninsula has remained divided into the South and North since the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950. The divided peninsula has not been able to achieve peace and unification even under the post-Cold War era. Amidst the subsequent reorganization of the world order, the division system continues to persist on the Korean Peninsula. An active discussion on world order reorganization has been underway due to the intensified U.S.-China strategic competition, the global spread of COVID-19, climate change, and scientific progress.
In this crisis, the Korean Peninsula should overcome the division system, a relic of the Cold War, and seek out a new Korean Peninsula system for peace and coexistence. We can raise a question of what the new Korean Peninsula would look like, which leaves behind conflicts and division and speeds up the arrival of peace and coexistence in Northeast Asia. This session shows how the new system will unfold on the Korean Peninsula amidst a volatile world order. To that end, the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) invites experts with a specialty in conflict analysis and resolution, regime transition, and reorganization of world order based on the U.S.-China strategic competition. With the presence of experts of various backgrounds, KINU seeks to draw implications from discussions.