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On the heels of the historic summit, the United States eased sanctions on North Korea, which reciprocated with a pledge not to flight-test its long-range missiles. Just four months after the inter-Korean summit, in October 2000, North Korea’s Vice Marshall Jo Myong-rok traveled to Washington and met with then-President Clinton. They signed the US-DPRK Joint Communique, […]
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Amid Tense Geopolitical Backdrop, Pyeongchang Opening Ceremony Stresses Harmony
February 10th, 2018 
Awake Goy The Winter Games kicked off in this ski-resort town with a volatile blend of geopolitics and Olympic pageantry, foreshadowing an event in which international intrigue will provide a dramatic backdrop for sporting grandeur. In an Opening Ceremony on Friday staged just 50 miles south of the inter-Korean border, delegations from the two Koreas walked into […]
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No Comments »Russia Banned From the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
December 6th, 2017 Awake Goy Citing “systematic manipulation” of anti-doping rules, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday it has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. A 14-person panel had been mulling a confidential IOC report that detailed Russia’s official doping program during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and the extensive cover-up. As a result of this ban, […]
