Korean Crisis and a War of Words

Joanna Beczkowska

doi:10.18778/1641-4233.23.07

Authors

Joanna Beczkowska University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Department of Asian Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1641-4233.23.07

Keywords:

North Korea, Korean Peninsula, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, nuclear crisis, USA-North Korea relations

Abstract

In 2017, Korean crisis escalated as Donald Trump began “war of words” with DPRK’s chairman Kim Jong-un. Each threat both leaders made might eventually be understood by the other party as a declaration of war. Donald Trump wanted to “clean up the mess” left by previous US administrations and solve the problem of North Korean nuclear program. However, his actions were inconsistent: he threatened in a very North Korean way “total destruction” only to emphasize later that it was not a “preferred option.” This article explores how “war of words” was a significant cause of the escalation of the Korean crisis.

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Author Biography

Joanna Beczkowska, University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Department of Asian Studies

Joanna Beczkowska - a junior research fellow at Center for Asian Affairs and PhD student at the Department of Asia Studies as part of the Interdisciplinary Humanist Doctoral Studies at the University of Lodz. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Philology (cultural studies, specialty film studies) and the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz (international relations). Her research interests include issues related to politics, society and culture of South Korea and inter-Korean relations.

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