Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (left) and US president Ronald Reagan exchange pens after signing a landmark nuclear treaty in 1987 that cooled the arms race between the two countries. Gorbachev recently warned that abandoning the treaty risks a fresh arms race that endangers the world. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
The end of history? Communism and the cold war continue to blight democratic ideals 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
- We still live in a world of authoritarian regimes of Russia, China and North Korea on one side, and the democratic US and its allies on the other, with proxy-war rivalries playing out in Syria and Ukraine. With a renewed arms race and second cold war upon us, what’s changed?
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (left) and US president Ronald Reagan exchange pens after signing a landmark nuclear treaty in 1987 that cooled the arms race between the two countries. Gorbachev recently warned that abandoning the treaty risks a fresh arms race that endangers the world. Photo: AP
North Korean negotiator Kim Miyong Gil said the working-level talks had broken off “entirely due to the United States’ failure to abandon its outdated viewpoint and attitude”. Photo: Kyodo
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Editorial
US and North Korea must put self-gain aside
- Talks between the two in Sweden broke down within hours and they will remain far apart on the issue of Pyongyang’s denuclearisation as long as their approach remains unrealistic
North Korean negotiator Kim Miyong Gil said the working-level talks had broken off “entirely due to the United States’ failure to abandon its outdated viewpoint and attitude”. Photo: Kyodo