Drawing a "red line" on North Korea: What's the point?



Columns Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point? First Trump, now Moon Jae-in - but such tough talk achieves little Aidan Foster-Carter August 18, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Are the dueling dogs of war finally done barking and snarling? Is it safe to come out now? Kim Jong Un reckons so. Just when folks in Seoul noticed he’d not been seen for a fortnight, out of his bunker he pops – to pull back from the brink over Guam. We breathe again. Though let’s face it, as NK News’ John Lee notes, Kim won that round. Are the dueling dogs of war finally done barking and snarling? Is it safe to come out now? Kim Jong Un reckons so. Just when folks in Seoul noticed he’d not been seen for a fortnight, out of his bunker he pops – to pull back from the brink over Guam. We breathe again. Though let’s face it, as NK News’ John Lee notes, Kim won that round. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?

First Trump, now Moon Jae-in - but such tough talk achieves little

Aidan Foster-Carter August 18, 2017

Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?

Rodong Sinmun

Are the dueling dogs of war finally done barking and snarling? Is it safe to come out now?

Kim Jong Un reckons so. Just when folks in Seoul noticed he’d not been seen for a fortnight, out of his bunker he pops – to pull back from the brink over Guam. We breathe again. Though let’s face it, as NK News’ John Lee notes, Kim won that round.

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