Why Seoul’s push for greater control over the DMZ is unlikely to succeed

But experts told NK News that Seoul’s push for greater control is unlikely to succeed, while raising concern that it could damage ties with the U.S.-led military force and even play into North Korea’s hand. The dispute between South Korea’s unification ministry and the U.N. Command (UNC) over access to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) ratcheted up this week, after the multinational command reaffirmed its unilateral authority over the border in a rare rebuke. But experts told NK News that Seoul’s push for greater control is unlikely to succeed, while raising concern that it could damage ties with the U.S.-led military force and even play into North Korea’s hand. © Korea Risk Group. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group.