America’s North Korea strategy needs a dose of reality

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North Korea commemorates the Korean War 'Victory Day' each year on July 27 amid the ongoing suspended conflict in the peninsula. The article discusses the challenges of American strategy towards North Korea given the nation's missile tests and expanding nuclear capabilities, contributing to regional instability.

Each year on July 27, North Korea commemorates “Victory Day”, marking what it presents as its triumph in the Korean war. While few outside the country accept that characterisation, the date underscores a reality: the war never formally ended. The 1953 agreement was an armistice that left the peninsula in a state of suspended conflict. Responsibility for the resulting instability is widely distributed. North Korea’s missile tests, expanding nuclear arsenal and escalatory rhetoric have undermined...