CUBA AND SOUTH KOREA: What does Seoul’s historic reestablishment of diplomatic ties with the “brotherly” island nation of North Korea mean?

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Image Source, Getty Images Cuba and South Korea have re-established diplomatic relations after a break of more than six decades. They formalized the agreement on Wednesday at United Nations headquarters in New York, where representatives from both sides exchanged notes and left to await the opening of their respective embassies. The two countries conveyed the news of the resumption of diplomatic relations in a relatively cautious manner, which is consistent with the confidentiality principle of negotiations between the two countries in recent years. Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement hoping the new ties marked a “key turning point”...