1. What is the origin of the Korean War and how did it become an international conflict? 2. Discuss how Kim Il-Sung consolidated his power and how he transformed North Korea under his leadership. 3. Discuss the background and the impact of the inter-Korean dialogues in the early 1970s and the 1980s. 4. Examine the origin of North Korean nuclear crises of 1994 and 2002. 5. Analyse Kim Jong-Un’s policies and the consolidation of power after coming into power. 6. Discuss the significance, impact and limitation of inter-Korean trade and 8. cooperation in inter-Korean relations. 7. Examine the roles of the United States and China in inter-Korean relations 8. Discuss your prospect to a reunification of the Korean Peninsula in the immediate and the mid-term future.