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North Korea's Weapons Quest

With nuclear weapons, North Korea aims to finish what it started: the Korean War.

Commentary

North Korea's New Boy-General

Kim Jong Il can sit back, have a cigar and sip his Hennessy. His boy's got his back now.

China Spats

Beijing's uncooperative attitude has played into the hands of hawks. But Washington must pick its battles.

Predictable Pyongyang

Don’t expect the pressure Washington and Seoul are putting on North Korea to lead to any real movement on the peninsula. 

Blogs

China’s Reactionary Korean Policy

A starving population, an untested heir and now a secretive visit to Beijing. North Korea is more unstable than ever.

North Korea and Benign Neglect

Few people outside—and probably even inside—North Korea’s capital have any idea what's going on there. Is it time to let the Koreans work things out for themselves?

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May 27, 2012