A Korean War memorial in Pyongyang, capital of the North Korea, with the newly built Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in the background, in April 2016. CRISIS GROUP/Christopher Green Report 293 / Asia 23 January 2018 The Korean Peninsula Crisis (I): In the Line of Fire and Fury A nightmarish Korean peninsula war is closer than at any time in recent history. In the first of a two-part series, Crisis Group examines the interests and calculations of the states most affected or involved: North Korea, the U.S., South Korea, China, Japan and Russia. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print Download PDF Full Report Also available in 简体中文 简体中文 한국어 English