North Korea Commentary

The Cheonan Attack

Douglas H. Paal | Jun 03, 2010
North Korea clearly wanted to sink the ship—Kim Jong-il personally promoted a commander involved in the operation.

Avoiding Pyongyang

Doug Bandow | May 24, 2010
The Cheonan incident is South Korea’s responsibility. If Seoul decides on a retaliatory strike, America shouldn’t get involved.

Taming Pyongyang

Doug Bandow | May 03, 2010
America and South Korea need to push China to take the lead in curbing North Korean aggression.

Iraq, North Korea, and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Paul J. Saunders | Oct 23, 2002
As if coping with either Iraq or North Korea alone was not sufficiently challenging, the prospect of dealing with both-simultaneously-poses even greater risks.

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