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North Korea: How the US Can Contain the Threat

In recent weeks, the DPRK (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) has been ratcheting up its bellicose rhetoric. While analysts remain divided over whether or not another Korean War will ensue, two things are for certain: Kim Jŏng-ŭn may be far more dangerous than his father and that an all-out war may have disastrous ramifications for global economy and America’s Asia-Pacific strategy.

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North Korea: Bizarre belligerence

News about North Korea falls into two categories: the comical and the frightening. In February Pyongyang tested a nuclear device for the third time, prompting the United Nations Security Council to impose further sanctions on Kim’s beleaguered regime. Even China, the North’s supposed ally, voted in support of this resolution. Then, in March, it was reported that the North Korea had declared the 1953 armistice agreement, which had brought the Korean War to a close, null and void.

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