Analysis What comes next? Six upcoming North Korea events to watch out forFrom the Asia Games to the UN General Assembly, there's plenty to keep an eye on ![]()
When the late British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was asked how he would describe the greatest challenge facing a statesman, he had a pithy response: “events, dear boy, events.”
Did Macmillan actually say this? Probably not, historians conclude. But the quote has made its way into countless commentaries because it is a constant friend to reporters and analysts (like me) looking for a quick and pithy lede. More to the point, it captures how much of statecraft is responding to things that happen – whether planned or not.
And as unpredictable as the world of North Korea policy may
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