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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