South Korean soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on 21 December 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Report 294 / Asia 23 January 2018 The Korean Peninsula Crisis (II): From Fire and Fury to Freeze-for-Freeze Brinksmanship on the Korean peninsula threatens a potentially catastrophic military escalation. In this second report of a two-part series, Crisis Group lays out the steps to de-escalate the crisis and buy time for a more durable solution. 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