Questions to Consider

Hey delegates we had a pretty huge oversight and forgot to put the questions to consider in the topic synopsis. Many of you have been emailing me and I have been sending you the questions to consider manually. If you already turned in your position paper without the questions to consider, don't worry about it. Here they are:

Is reunification possible?
What would the government structure of the unified Korea look like, if unification is possible?
What role does nuclear disarmament play in reunification?
What does the other side need to concede for reunification to happen?
How do Russia, China, and the U.S. factor into reunification?

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