"By Park Byong-su, staff reporter Last weekend, tensions on the Korean Peninsula seemed to begin calming. The combination of President Park Geun-hye’s offer of inter-Korean dialogue and US Secretary of State John Kerry’s message that he was willing to sit down with the leaders in Pyongyang has had an alleviating effect on the situation. But the situation remains fluid. A South Korean government official said, “North Korean people are obviously concerned about how North Korea is going to take Mr. Kerry’s message.” “The dust is going to have to settle a bit before we know exactly what happened and what to do next,” the official added, suggesting tensions might boil over again depending on how North Korea responds. Indeed, it is still unclear just what path Pyongyang will take. If it renews its barrage of heavy provocations with missile launches and so on, the crisis could very well deteriorate beyond repair. The result may be a repeat of the traditional cycle of provocations met with United Nations Security Council sanctions, which are in turn met by more provocations."
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