“Talk is cheap” when it comes to North Korea policy, says Jonathan D. Pollack, Korea Foundation Chair at Brookings Institute in Washington, DC.
Military options against the North don’t seem credible, prospects that China can seriously reign in Pyongyang are low, and most of Washington’s current “cost free” tactics really look like they’re designed to contain – rather than solve – the problem.
“Talk is cheap” when it comes to North Korea policy, says Jonathan D. Pollack, Korea Foundation Chair at Brookings Institute in Washington, DC.
Military options against the North don’t seem credible, prospects that China can seriously reign in Pyongyang are low, and most of Washington’s current “cost free” tactics really look like they’re designed to contain – rather than solve – the problem.
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