Kim Jong Un’s ‘two hostile states’ declaration: legal implications for the Korean Peninsula

2026-03-13 - 04:53

North Korea rewrote the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) charter at the ninth WPK Congress, held Feb. 19-25, 2026, formally enshrining the “two hostile states” framework in the party’s foundational document — a move analysts say institutionalizes a fundamental break from more than 70 years of North Korean inter-Korean policy. Kim Jong Un declared that North Korea “has absolutely nothing to discuss... Source