On Monday 14 August, following an extraordinary meeting of several hours on the same day of the political and security committee (Cops), the High Representative of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, announced that the EU and its member states were to step up their diplomatic efforts towards North Korea, as there is “an urgent need for a de-escalation of tensions on the situation on the Korean Peninsula”.
The tension, which was ramped up in early August due,...