Argumentative Essay: Should North Korea Reunify?

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Two Koreas Must Reunify
For thousands of years, Korea was a united country with simply different names. Even though the reign and king’s family changed, the fact that it was united was never denied. However, Korea was divided into North and South 73years ago. After colonial period ended, politicians started to rebuild a nation. Yet, people in North and South wanted different government systems: North wanted communism, and South wanted democracy. A gap between the idea was not reduced and eventually led to Korean War. In 1953, the war was stopped by the third power, the United States and Soviet Union, and two different governments were established. South Korea developed its economy rapidly after the division; however, North Korea isolated themselves …show more content…

The Kim’s family in North Korea has been threatening the world peace for decades. Despite the dissuasion of other countries, they did not give up on developing nuclear weapons and eventually developed complete nuclear weapons. Whenever they launched missiles and tested their weapons, the world economy fluctuated and people had to shiver in fear. In addition, North Korea has been participating in the illegal arms trade with Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Somalia, and so on. North Korea’s provision of weapons assisted violence of Somalia and Iran and fostered civil war of Syria and Myanmar. People who disagree with the reunification argue that North Korea’s threats can be restricted by numerous measures. However, economic sanction and political isolation could not stop North Korea’s armed provocation. In addition, the United States government even tried to persuade North Korea by providing them with humanitarian aids; however, it also did not work out. Mitchell Lerner (2007) also argues that friendly policy is not working out with North Korea: “We are paying for bad behavior by rewarding North Korean brinksmanship with benefits. North Korea is now the largest recipient of US foreign aid in East Asia, and in response to recent North Korean provocations the administration proposes only to increase the level of assistance” (p.833). The world has been trying to persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons and to stop illegal peace-disturbing actions. We tried with both carrot and stick to persuade them. However, they only took their advantage and did not follow solution suggested by international society. The fundamental solution to halt North Korea’s violent provocation will be the reunification of two

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