In January, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un labelled South Korea an enemy state and dashed all hopes of reunification. This comes on the back of numerous missile tests in the last two years. Then in March, Kim would tell the North Korean military to prepare for war. Across the 38th parallel, South Korean President Yoon has taken a similar hardline stance. He has refused dialogue with his counterpart in the North, while increasing the number of joint military exercises with the American Military. What is behind the heightened tensions in the Korean Peninsula, and what does this mean for ordinary South Koreans? 00:00 Introduction 02:20 Yeonpyeong island caught between North and South Korea 04:32 North Korea’s increasing missile tests 07:03 Impact of missile tests on Yeonpyeong island on 2010 09:53 Changing nature of North-South relations 12:48 What the end of reunification means for families 17:47 North Korea's Kim Jong Un gives up reunification goal 20:13 South Korea's changing stance towards North Korea 25:56 Is North Korea selling arms to Russia? 27:53 Closer ties between Putin and Kim 31:18 What do closer North Korea-Russia ties have to do with China? 35:55 Will Yoon’s domestic election defeat change his North Korea policy? 38:38 What a Japan-North Korea summit means for South Korea 42:03 How could US elections affect the Korean peninsula? =============== ABOUT THE SHOW: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. ========================== #CNAInsider #CNAInsight #Asia #War #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #KimJongUn #Russia For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider