[Part 1] The Korean War, a Civil War? Or an International Affair?<br />The Remaining Tasks on the Korean Peninsula, 62 Years After the Armistice Agreement...<br />June 25, 1950, the Korean War erupts. <br />The three-year long war comes to a halt following the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 17, 1953. This does not signal the end of the war but a cease-fire which remains in place, with the two countries committing to the fragile peace-treaty. <br />The Korean Peninsula continues the world's longest cease-fire and remains the only divided nation. Why did the Korean War break out?<br />How does the generation of today see the state of the divided peninsula and the possibility of unification?<br /><br />"They made Korea a divided nation without asking the Korean people's opinion or intent on the matter" (Bruce Cumings, Professor at the University of Chicago, Author[The Origins of the Korean W])<br /><br />"The Korean War was the combination of a civil and an international war... With the involvement of stronger nations, the war became a more cruel and destructive war." (Charles Armstrong, Professor at Columbia University)<br /><br />"South Korea's internal affairs need to be addressed before inter-Korean conflicts can be solved." (PARK Tae-gyun, Professor at Seoul National University GSIS)
