A tale of three partitions

Six decades ago, three nations were partitioned: Germany, British India and Korea. Today, each has a different tale to tell. On my first visit to South Korea, in 1992, I asked to visit the newly established Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). Earlier this year, KINU celebrated its 20th anniversary. Two decades ago, Seoul chose to create this institution after watching with alarm the unplanned reunification of the two Germanys. Today, reunited Germany has come to dominate Europe once again. Korean unification remains a distant dream — for many, a nightmare. A divided Korean peninsula remains the last vestige of the Cold War.

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