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N. Korea now has control over how the Western world turns
U.S. has lost whatever bargaining position it might once have had
Donju taxes: N. Korea kills the goose that lay the golden eggs
A recent drive for hard cash in North Korea is hitting the middle class
North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail
Kim Jong Un is right to worry about knowledge that is damaging to his regime coming into the country
Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches
Recent moves by slush fund managers, and some decent detective work, could reveal a lot
All ready on North Korea’s firing line
S.Korea faces a daunting array of missiles and rockets from just across the DMZ
U.S. needs a long-term goal for North Korea and Northeast Asia
Pyongyang’s nukes and missiles challenge regional cooperation, spread insecurity
To talk to North Korea or not – what’s it to be?
If we're unclear about N. Korea sanctions goals, what can we expect?
North Korea makes Obama’s ‘no first use’ goal a very bad idea
Current U.S. administration doesn’t recognize the fundamental lessons of war
Failure to see things as Pyongyang does holds back our understanding
Those at the top of U.S. diplomatic and political bureaucracies often don’t “get” it
UN convention against organized crime: The farce of N.Korean participation
The difference between the Kim dynasty and the Godfather family is merely one of scale