Some 100,000 people gathered in Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, capital of Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), on May 30 to protest the United States and South Korea over the sinking of a warship earlier this year. It is now feared that war may break out at any time between the two Koreas. People's Daily
China’s Stance On North Korea Could Lead To War -- Times Online
The world is anxious about the Kim regime but greater disasters lie ahead if its superpower neighbour fails to act
Try this quiz. You lead a rising economic superpower, with ambitions for global political power. You have pledged to pursue a “peaceful rise” and to work through the United Nations wherever possible to maintain international stability. Out of the blue, your unruly neighbour, an ally and quasi-dependant for the past 60 years, torpedoes a warship of its own neighbour, killing 46 sailors, and then, when accused of this crime, threatens all-out war. What do you do?
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
China's Korea crisis -- New York Times editorial
Deadly silence at the DMZ -- Donald Kirk, Asia Times
As the US plans its exit, the Iraqis find reason to worry -- Charles Dunne and Ellen Laipson, The National
Terrorism: How Many Warnings Do They Need? -- New York Times editorial
Obama’s security strategy falls short -- Clive Crook, Financial Times
Our leaders must figure out what national security means -- Charles Moore, The Telegraph
How Turkey Tamed Its Army -- Ali Aslan, Foreign Policy
The State of Sino-India Ties -- Jason Miks, The Diplomat
How can Europe begin to recover? -- The National editorial
European Crisis Offers A Blessing for Medvedev -- Vladimir Frolov, Moscow Times
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