The Korean Peninsula is home to intermittent conflict and is an ongoing critical flashpoint. It is an entrenched, long‐standing international problem—exactly what international commissions are designed to address. An international commission is an ad hoc transnational investigative mechanism, which dependent upon its sponsors and constitution can be thought of as either a temporary intergovernmental organization or nongovernmental organization (NGO). They are routinely led by senior, respected politicians or leaders and include a range of similarly respected commissioners, including government, military, academic, and NGO representatives. Their end goal is the production of a comprehensive and definitive report that will serve as a reference point for future diplomatic initiatives. Their strength lies in the power of ideas—the capacity to transform the way we think about entrenched, long‐standing international problems. This article assesses the appropriateness of an international commission to address the long‐term challenges of Korean Peninsula security and stability.

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外交成果成熟时：朝鲜半岛国际委员会

朝鲜半岛是间歇性冲突的发源地，并且是一个持续不断的关键爆发点。这是一个根深蒂固的，长期存在的国际问题，正是国际委员会要解决的问题。国际委员会是一个特设的跨国调查机制，取决于其发起人和宪法，可以将其视为临时政府间组织或非政府组织。他们通常由资深，受尊敬的政治家或领导人领导，并包括一系列类似受尊敬的专员，包括政府，军事，学术和非政府组织的代表。他们的最终目标是编写一份全面而明确的报告，以作为未来外交计划的参考。他们的力量在于思想的力量，即改变我们对根深蒂固的长期国际问题的思考方式的能力。本文评估了国际委员会应对朝鲜半岛安全与稳定的长期挑战的适当性。