One Korea - Two Nations

Since the signing of the Armistice Agreement in 1953, the international community has pursued a range of talks, actions and initiatives aimed at achieving a final peace agreement for Korea. 70 years later a great deal has changed on the Korean peninsula, but the two nations are no closer to achieving an enduring peace. Is this due to the actions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), the Republic of Korea (South Korea), China or the USA? Examining the influences of the key players in the Korean Peninsula indicates that a solution is not likely in the near term, and why the Korean Peninsula could serve as a hinge point for a future conflict in the region.

COLONEL ACTON KILBY, CD
Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel Acton Kilby joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1979 as a Reservist and then entered the Regular Army in 1984 as an Infantry Officer. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment and has served with 3rd Airborne Commando of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. He has commanded from Platoon to Battalion level and was acting Commander 2nd Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group while the Brigade deployed Canada’s last major rotation to Bosnia and Canada’s first ISAF Task Force to Kabul in 2005. Read his full bio on the queensu.ca/cidp website.