The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will be an occasion for both competition and celebration. Illustration: Craig Stephens
The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will be an occasion for both competition and celebration. Illustration: Craig Stephens

Winter Olympics could be a first step towards necessary negotiations on North Korea

John Barry Kotch says there are precedents for de-escalation in the North Korean nuclear crisis that can be pursued if the two Koreas, plus China and the US, are willing to seize them. The Pyeongchang Olympics may be the venue to start this process

The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will be an occasion for both competition and celebration. Illustration: Craig Stephens
The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will be an occasion for both competition and celebration. Illustration: Craig Stephens
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