Despite Seoul’s engagement efforts, the Kim regime continues to label South Korea as its number one enemy because hostility toward the South is essential both to counter the internal threat posed by K-culture and to strategically pressure a conciliatory South Korean government into concessions in the name of peace.

South Korea’s move to ease imports of North Korean processed foods, coupled with its decision to open public access to North Korea’s state newspaper, points to a broader pattern of policy concessions that risk expanding Pyongyang’s influence and leaving South Korea more vulnerable to North Korean coercion and influence operations.

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