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Joint Women’s Statement on Guam-North Korea Call To Action
• by International Women’s Network Against Militarism, Women Cross DMZ, Women’s Voices, Women Speak on August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 Stop Threats of War and Militarization: Women from Guam, US, and Asia-Pacific Region Call for Peace and Diplomacy We call on President Trump and Kim Jong-Un to ratchet down their reckless and dangerous rhetoric that threatens all of humanity. We urge you to sit down and talk, for all our families, our […]
The Cold War Never Ended: Historical Roots of the Current North Korea Crisis
American Historical Association • by Suzy Kim on August 15, 2017People Power and North Korea Crisis with Christine Ahn
Asia Pacific Forum • by WBAI FM on August 14, 2017The political tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula seem to have reached a new peak in recent weeks with Trump and Kim lobbing increasingly bellicose rhetoric at each other. Christine Ahn, a Korean American academic, longtime peace activist with Women Cross DMZ, and co-Founder of the Korea Policy Institute, recently experienced these tensions first hand when she was unexpectedly blocked from traveling to South Korea, and she reflects on the myths and reality surrounding the Korean Peninsula in the current moment.
Trump Threatens North Korea, US Preps War Games Next Door
The Real News Network • by Christine Ahn on August 11, 2017President Trump has doubled down on his “fire and fury” threat to North Korea, saying maybe it “wasn’t tough enough.” Christine Ahn of Women Cross DMZ says that despite dangerous bluster from both sides — and upcoming US-South Korea war games — peaceful solutions are still within reach