Since the Lee Myung-bak administration took the helm in South Korea four years ago， inter-Korean relations has never been worse. The North Korea policy of the incumbent government has neither brought change within nor prevented provocations from the North. Its only accomplishment has been heightened military tensions. In politics， inter-Korean relations have been pushed to the sidelines. As the whole world watched， Kim Jong-un claimed his leadership position in North Korea with relative ease. The process of his power succession appears to be sailing smoothly. Both conservative and progressive groups in South Korea are in consensus that North Korea is upholding a relatively stable system thus far， and now the Lee administration must agonize over a new North Korea policy with the recognition of the new and stable Kim Jong-un regime.

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