A study on development plans for the North-South border area

The border area between North and South Korea is the place that most clearly shows the political reality following the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 and the division of the Korean Peninsula through the Armistice Agreement in 1953. Although it had a central location on the Korean Peninsula before the division of the country, it is now located in the periphery, where many restrictions and distortions occur. In the past, as inter-Korean relations repeatedly waxed and waned, development plans and policies were established in various relationships, but there is a need to establish policies and strategies from a long-term perspective in the future. Therefore, in the future, economically stable and sustainable development must be accompanied. Due to the regional characteristics of the divided Korean Peninsula, the border area between North and South Korea is still inevitably affected by inter-Korean relations, but in the future, an environment free from inter-Korean relations must be created to ensure continuous development. In this study, we examine the uniqueness of border areas and related policies and laws, and suggest development plans for border areas.