It is apparent that, all Koreans, regardless of whether they are in favor of reunification or not, do feel like one people. The South believes the North is separated and lives under an authoritarian regime, and new initiatives should eventually lead to a softening of the border, thus opening possible long-term perspectives of reunification.

The European Union has never witnessed its democracies and the EU itself under such attack and in vital danger—from inside and outside.

Despite the dismissive tone of many Taliban commentators, the pressure might contribute over time in forcing the Taliban leaders to seek relief for Pakistan by engaging in a peace process."

 "Israel especially made it clear that a deployment of these groups close to the Israeli border will be regarded as a threat and therefore, will be forcefully resisted,"

 "Determining one’s own destiny, also known as 'self-determination,' has been one of the most complex, intricate, emotion-mobilizing, aspiration-creating concept in our world,..."