April 13, 2012
North Korea’s young and unknown dictator, Kim Jong-un, used a controversial rocket launch to assert leadership over...
December 19, 2011
The death of North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Il, opens a new era in East Asia. He was the absolute ruler of North...
March 8, 2011
We have entered one of those moments when citizens around the world become aware of their global connections. People in numerous...
January 18, 2011
This week will mark the most important period for great power diplomacy since the Cold War. Chinese leader Hu Jintao will...
August 25, 2010
We have been here before. Think of other late August and early September days in recent years past — 1990, 2001, 2008....
May 26, 2010
The tensions around the Korean peninsula have escalated yet again, following the release of evidence that Pyongyang ordered...
May 23, 2010
North Korea has once again proven that it is the most erratic, belligerent, and dangerous country in the world today. Their...
February 12, 2010













