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

Published: Feb. 13, 2021, 8:32 a.m.

b'As the European Union is trying to geopolitically establish itself in East Asia, which has become the heart of the world\\u2019s 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 \\u2013 ranging from Chinese foreign policy to local territorial disputes. Yet there is hardly any better example of the EU\\u2019s inability to establish itself as a geopolitical actor than its strategy \\u2013 or, perhaps, the lack thereof \\u2013 on the Korean Peninsula. So, what is wrong about the EU\\u2019s approach and what could be done better? For the full transcript of the episode, references, and follow-up readings please visit the podcast\\u2019s website \\u2013 www.askmeaboutdprk.wordpress.com'