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“South Korea is still willing to engage in North Korea by initiating the inter-Korean dialogue, while Pyongyang is refusing offers from Seoul”

August 10, 2017: Lars Vargö participated in a live chat on Aftonbladet, answering questions about the current situation in North Korea from the newspaper’s readers. Read the Q&A here.

August 11, 2017: Lars Vargö was interviewed in Gomorron Sverige on Swedish diplomatic involvement in North Korea. Which role can Sweden play in easing the tensions? Watch the video here (from 45.30).  

August 10, 2017: Niklas Swanström appered in Radio Sweden Studio Ett on the tensions between North Korea and the United States. Follow this link or listen to the interview below.

August 10, 2017: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in Expressen TV on how to relieve the tensions between the United States and North Korea. Watch the video below or follow this link.

August 10, 2017: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in Aftonbladet on the risk of a nuclear war between the United States and North Korea. Read the article and watch the video here (in Swedish).

“Ingen av de här ledarna kommer kunna backa ur nu. Vi behöver hitta någon ledare som kan skala ned tonläget rejält”

“Vapenstilleståndet har brutits flera gånger, i stort sett alltid från Nordkoreas sida med provokationer”

“Military measures are too risky and talks are too early since the US believes that North Korea’s nuclear warhead can’t reach the mainland US, as the country still doesn’t have ‘re-entry vehicle’”

August 9, 2017: Niklas Swanström participated in the Swedish Morning TV show to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and the heightened rethoric between North Korea and the United States. Watch the video here (in Swedish).