Kerry says U.S. won’t tolerate North Korean nukes, 20 years too late
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Three Ways to Tell if Someone Is Plotting a Coup Against You
Creative ways for paranoid dictators can sniff out—and snuff out—their enemies
Why the North Korean Crisis Demands a New Diplomatic Approach
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Seoul as evidence is found of North Korea’s nuclear capability
Take Cover! It’s NoKo New Year
North Korea’s cult of personality explains the latest provocations from Pyongyang
The Kim Who Cried Wolf
Isn’t it interesting that North Korea’s ever more extravagant military threats aren’t drawing much media attention in the U.S.? No one really expects a war to break out. But what if one does?
Could Dennis Rodman’s North Korea Trip Affect U.S. Policy?
Surely a little more insight into the thinking of North Korea’s reclusive leader would help the Obama team plan its next steps
Obama, the Korean DMZ and Fuzzy Red Lines
On a chilly spring Sunday, with the sun peeking through the clouds, President Barack Obama visited Camp Bonifas — named for a U.S. soldier who was decapitated with an ax by North Korean troops — along the Korean demilitarized …
North Korea Nuclear Suspension: Diplomatic Coup for Obama, but No Rapid Change Expected
U.S. officials cautiously welcomed the news on Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear tests and nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment, at its Yongbyon facility. The deal will also allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back into the country. Secretary of State …
Reading the Tea Leaves in Newly Announced U.S. Talks with North Korea
Despite the change in regime, the lines of communication between the U.S. and North Korea have remained open, leading to the announcement on Monday that they they would hold talks on Feb. 23 in Beijing. It will be the third in a series of “conversations” between the two countries which began last July in the hopes of restarting the …
Inside Kim Jong Il’s Eerie Authoritarian World
To understand just how hard it is for the Obama Administration or anyone else to predict what the death of Kim Jong Il will bring to North Korea, it helps to understand just what a backward, out-of-touch place that country is. …