If things do worsen even more, the world, like it or not, must be prepared to manage – and even confront – a scenario in which the Kim dynasty, and with it the North Korean state, collapses. Unfortunately, considering the current state of ill-preparedness in terms of international coordination, there will be confusion, misunderstanding, and overreaction among South Korea, the US, and China to other actors’ behavior.
Yoon Young-kwan, ex ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Corea del Sur entre 2003 y 2004, es profesor de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional de Seúl.