Unification of divided country : Korea case

In this study, the necessary conditions for the unification of North and South Korea in a peaceful and steady way will be examined. To search for the necessary conditions, some important points on the examples of some countries that had been separated and then unified in history, like Vietnam, Yemen, Germany and Cyprus which was separated again, are analyzed. Also, the two Koreas' releationship since the separation of the Korean Peninsula as well as the approaches about unification of Korea and policies of four neighbour countries will be evaluated. Considering the Peninsula inside and outside, the unification of Korea is a complex and hard process which includes lots of problems that have to be solved. Therefore, it is necessary to unify with a gradual and progressive way making up conditions one by one in order to minimize possible problems in the process of unification. First of all, the two Koreas should develop their relationship to provide a basis of political, economical and social integration. Also, military tension should be reduced and nuclear problem of North Korea should be solved for the permanent peace in Korean Peninsula. Within the frame of developing relationships and permanent peace, four powerful countries should establish a positive unification environment.