[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.

Dr Leonid Petrov (ANU) Source: Supplied by Leonid Petrov

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.