Korea is just one nation, with two governments each controlling a part of it. Each claims to be the legitimate state representing the entirety of the nation, so the implicit goal of each is reunification. The sticking point there is the terms of that reunification. Currently the two governments are still at war with each other under an extended ceasefire, so it’s unresolved.
Sounds like a marriage that’s broken, but both husband and wife refuse to divorce. If we look at the history nation states, have you ever seen a country break apart, draw boarders, and then reconcile their differences and reunite?
I’m tasking this pragmatically, does one need a passport to go between the boarders? If the answer is yes, they are functionally separate nations.
Why
Why what?
Why would north and south Korea try to reunite?
Korea is just one nation, with two governments each controlling a part of it. Each claims to be the legitimate state representing the entirety of the nation, so the implicit goal of each is reunification. The sticking point there is the terms of that reunification. Currently the two governments are still at war with each other under an extended ceasefire, so it’s unresolved.
Sounds like a marriage that’s broken, but both husband and wife refuse to divorce. If we look at the history nation states, have you ever seen a country break apart, draw boarders, and then reconcile their differences and reunite?
I’m tasking this pragmatically, does one need a passport to go between the boarders? If the answer is yes, they are functionally separate nations.