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"Principled" Hawks Risk North Korea

Selig S. Harrison | Feb 23, 2011
North Koreans are starving.  A peacemaker was just appointed Deputy Prime Minister.  Now is the time to tackle Pyonyang's thirty-six-missiles-strong-and-counting nuclear arsenal. 

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.

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.

The Mad World of North Korea and Kim Jong-il

Jacob Heilbrunn | Dec 19, 2011
A deceased dictator. An untested heir. A looming crisis. Obama faces the biggest test of his presidency.

Accepting Reality: Living With a Nuclear North Korea

Ted Galen Carpenter | Aug 30, 2011
Kim is leading us down the same diplomatic dead end. Nothing can stop Pyongyang's nuclear march.
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