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The Perilous Case of Kim Jong Il

Michael J. Green | Aug 25, 2009
Kim Jong Il is dying. Sons, generals and statesmen vie for his throne. With Pyongyang's impressive arsenal of chemical-, biological- and nuclear-weapons programs, the Fall of the House of Kim could end in a peninsular war or worse.

The Freedom Crusade, Revisited

Leslie H. Gelb
Daniel Pipes
Robert W. Merry
Joseph S. Nye
| Dec 01, 2005
Leslie H. Gelb, Daniel Pipes, Robert W. Merry and Joseph S. Nye offer their reactions to Robert W. Tucker and David Hendrickson on the Bush Doctrine.

North Korea's Weapons Quest

Nicholas Eberstadt | Jun 01, 2005
With nuclear weapons, North Korea aims to finish what it started: the Korean War.

Averting the Unthinkable

Stephen J. Morris | Dec 01, 2003
Regime change is the only realistic policy.

The Art of the Bluff

Ian Bremmer | Sep 01, 2003
A note to U.S. policymakers: Saddam Hussein was a reckless risk-taker; Kim Jong-il is not.

Our Other Korea Problem

Nicholas Eberstadt | Sep 01, 2002
The real threat to America's position in Korea doesn't emanate only from Pyongyang: How the "sunshine policy" could foreshadow the sunset of the U.S.-South Korean alliance.
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Commentary

North Korea: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King

Doug Bandow | Dec 23, 2011
Kim Jong-il imposed unimaginable hardship on the North Korean people. What follows him could be even worse.

North Korea's New Boy-General

Michael J. Green | Sep 29, 2010
Kim Jong Il can sit back, have a cigar and sip his Hennessy. His boy's got his back now.

China Spats

Ted Galen Carpenter | Aug 03, 2010
Beijing's uncooperative attitude has played into the hands of hawks. But Washington must pick its battles.
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Blogs

Shoulda Coulda Woulda on North Korea

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 10, 2012
In a familiar cycle, North Korea is gaining attention for misbehaving, and critics are putting the blame on Washington.

Havel, Kim, and the Uncertain Road to Political Stability

Paul R. Pillar | Dec 19, 2011
One was a symbol of triumphant freedom, the other of authoritarian power and brutality. What we should learn from Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong-il.

China’s Reactionary Korean Policy

Doug Bandow | May 25, 2011
A starving population, an untested heir and now a secretive visit to Beijing. North Korea is more unstable than ever.
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Books & Reviews

Night and Fog

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2004
Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.

A Champion for the Bourgeoisie

Leon Aron | Mar 01, 2004
A fictional 19th-century detective disdains Russia's intelligentsia and preaches a bourgeois sermon on virtue and responsible citizenship to Russia's nascent middle class.

Bad Laws Make Bad Judges

Fred C. Ikle | Mar 01, 2004
Robert Bork warns that judicial activism is going global. He doesn't know the half of it.
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