[Interview] Destroying joint liaison office means “Resumption of the Cold War Era, triggered by trade rather than ideology”

North Korean expert Dr. Leonid Petrov said President Moon Jae-in is " a major victim of this change of international situation” and predicted that inter-Korean relations will be pessimistic over the next few years.

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The SBS Korean program talks to Australia’s leading North Korean expert, Dr Leonid Petrov to find out what message North Korea wanted to send by blowing up an inter-Korean liaison office in Gaeseong.

Inter-Korean relations expert Dr Leonid Petrov is a Senior Lecturer of International College of Management Sydney and visiting fellow of ANU Source: Supplied

Dr Petrov is a senior lecturer at the International College of Management in Sydney and visiting fellow at the Australia National University.

As Dr Petrov is a fluent Korean speaker, the interview was conducted in Korean. Listen to the full interview by clicking the play button above.