In a landscape where decades-old assumptions about reunification shape politics and identity, a bold new argument emerges: perhaps lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula demands not unification, but recognition of two separate states. The article “Recognizing Separation, Creating Peace: Rethinking ROK Constitutional Assumptions” challenges the constitutional basis of northern absorption by the South and invites a redefinition of what it means to be “Korean.” By embracing separation — not as failure, but as a realistic foundation for coexistence — it suggests a potential path toward sustainable peace.

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