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The energy sector, especially electricity supply, lies at the core of the solutions for the North Korea’s economic development, the political-military situation on the Peninsula, and reunification of the two Koreas. [...] In 1974, South Korea shifted the attention away from the question of the line’s legality and made the unconditional defense of the NLL a matter of national “sasu” policy. [...] S.-Korea Yearbook 2016 North Korea and access the contested waters under the premise of these rights.16 The expansion of the offering of rights to the Chinese by the North Koreans to extend into South Korea’s territorial waters is a fairly recent issue, since 2014, and further adds to the conflict between North and South Korea.17 In order to protect their respective fishing vessel fleets, North Ko. [...] The domestic politics of both Koreas led to a critical point in which the prevalence of political instability led to the emphasis on external players, such as the United States and China.23 The regional responses to the Cheonan and Yeonpyeong incidents varied from player to player and from incident to incident. [...] The significant supporting role of the United States in South Korean military affairs inhibits the ability of the two Koreas to talk with each other as North Korea sees the United States as being the more influential party and has thus tried to cut South Korea out of several talks and negotiations, such as has been the case with the NLL.