<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Discourse on the Six Party Talks has focused solely on denuclearisation. Through the power struggles of the members and the refusal of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to negotiations, the Six Party Talks have been stalled since 2008. Due to current increased tensions and the use of brinkmanship tactics the Talks must be restarted, albeit under a reformed shape. This paper analyses the potential role of the EU in furthering the peace process in Northeast Asia. This paper suggests that the EU needs to be more assertive and the Talks should focus on building trust and cooperation, not on the DPRK’s nuclear program. With its impartiality, experience in integration and use of soft power, the EU can act as an effective mediator building trust.</p></abstract>

Discourse on the Six Party Talks has focused solely on denuclearisation. Through the power struggles of the members and the refusal of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to negotiations, the Six Party Talks have been stalled since 2008. Due to current increased tensions and the use of brinkmanship tactics the Talks must be restarted, albeit under a reformed shape. This paper analyses the potential role of the EU in furthering the peace process in Northeast Asia. This paper suggests that the EU needs to be more assertive and the Talks should focus on building trust and cooperation, not on the DPRK’s nuclear program. With its impartiality, experience in integration and use of soft power, the EU can act as an effective mediator building trust.

The EU’s Potential Role in the Six Party Talks and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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Discourse on the Six Party Talks has focused solely on denuclearisation. Through the power struggles of the members and the refusal of the People’s Democratic...

The EU’s Potential Role in the Six Party Talks and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Published Online: Nov 10, 2017

Page range: 247 - 283

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2017-0018

Keywords
EU, denuclearization, DPRK, key actor, Six Party, trust

© 2017 Andrew S. Millard et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The EU’s Potential Role in the Six Party Talks and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Published Online: Nov 10, 2017

Page range: 247 - 283

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2017-0018

KeywordsEU, denuclearization, DPRK, key actor, Six Party, trust

© 2017 Andrew S. Millard et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
EU, denuclearization, DPRK, key actor, Six Party, trust