Peace as an option of diplomacy is too often forgotten at the world’s peril.

As Korean athletes from both sides of the Demilitarized Zone marched and competed together under a pan-Korean banner at the Olympic Games in South Korea, optimistic media coverage remained remarkably sparse. Between fawning over the DPRK’s cheerleaders and rightly decrying their captive status, little has been made of that often-repeated word, “reunification.” Why?