TOPICS: A smarter North Korea policy Bennett RambergIf Pyongyang eliminates its plutonium production enterprise, as it promised in exchange for being removed from the US State Department’s terrorism-sponsor list, it will be one for the history books. It also will be the Bush... 09 Nov, 2008
A fading star Bush set to go with a whimper Jim LobeWith only three months left in office, US President George W Bush appears increasingly determined to calm the international waters he so vigorously churned up, especially during his first term. In just the last several days, he has effectively... 15 Oct, 2008
IN OTHER WORDS: Troubled deal The hard-won nuclear deal with North Korea seems to be unraveling after a hopeful period in which the North shuttered its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and dramatically blew up the cooling tower. Workers stopped dismantling the complex last month, after... 29 Sep, 2008
IN OTHER WORDS Real deal: Commendably, the Bush administration is working to undo one of its worst blunders — the abandonment of a 1994 Clinton administration deal that kept North Korea from producing plutonium for nuclear weapons. In a clear step back from its... 30 Apr, 2008
US foreign policy : Are the hawks resurgent? Are the latest accusations and tough language leveled against Iran, Syria, and North Korea evidence of a resurgence by the remaining hawks in the administration of President George W Bush hoping for a final confrontation against one or more members of... 29 Apr, 2008
IN OTHER WORDS President Bush’s latest compromise for ending North Korea’s nuclear program is agitating critics - outside his administration and in. It is an imperfect solution. But imperfect may be all one can expect after Bush wasted so much time refusing to... 22 Apr, 2008
Famine imminent in North Korea North Korea’s desperate need to feed its citizens has prompted a UN agency to warn of a “humanitarian crisis” looming up in the months ahead. The price of basic food items in Pyongyang, the country’s capital, offers a stark picture of the... 20 Apr, 2008
Clapton to perform in N Korea LONDON:The well-known English guitarist, Eric Clapton, has been invited to perform in North Korean capital Pyongyang next year, a Financial Times report said on February 26. The invitation will boost hopes that North Korea is growing more interests in... Travel Abroad 27 Feb, 2008
Two Koreas in win-win deal Surpassing all expectations, historic talks between the leaders of North and South Korea in Pyongyang have produced a joint declaration that seeks a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean war and bridge distrust, a vestige of the Cold War years. The document... 09 Oct, 2007
MAD thinking alive and well Once upon a distantly recent time, the doctrines of nuclear weaponry seemed to make crude, crunching sense. If you splat me, I’ll splat you — in our Mad old world. (That’s Mad as in “mutually assured destruction”.) But now the madness is more... 02 Oct, 2007
Abe’s exit a distinct possibility Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s declaration at a press conference in Sydney on Sunday that he would resign if parliament does not extend refuelling support for the US-led coalition in Afghanistan showed the country’s first postwar leader failing in his... 10 Sep, 2007
Korea meet: Wrong place, wrong time If you try to please your host too much you risk being snubbed. This could be the advice that South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun gets from his mentor and predecessor in office, Kim Dae-Jung, as he prepares to fly to Pyongyang a summit this month. It... 14 Aug, 2007
