8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea
8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea

Author(s): Oskar Pietrewicz
Subject(s): Politics, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: South Korea; Workers Party; Congress; nuclear programe;
Summary/Abstract: On 5–12 January, the 8th Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea was held. Decisions adopted during this meeting suggest the intent to tighten state control over the economy. North Korea will also develop its nuclear and missile programmes, treating them as elements of pressure on the U.S. and South Korea. The confrontational nature of the North Korean leadership’s decisions increases the risk of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and further reduces the prospects of talks with the U.S. on denuclearisation.

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