| Summary/Abstract |
Since the two North–South Korean Summits on April 27 and September 18, 2018,
the relationship between the two countries is thawing at a neck-breaking pace. And
the media is busy churning out optimistic forecasts about the reunification of the
two Koreas. However, as the governments of South Korea and the United States
have officially stated, the lifting of sanctions on North Korea can be considered only
after an agreement between the related countries on denuclearization is reached.
Also, considering the fact that denuclearization itself is a lengthy, stepwise process
that takes years, it is likely that the lifting of sanctions would happen in line with
progress on denuclearization
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