Kim's meeting with China's president Hu Jintao could signal a major shift in North Korea's foreign policy. Photograph: Xinhua/ReutersKim Jong-il's Year Of Living Dangerously -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
A crunch moment over Kim's succession is looming – and it could just spark an end to North Korea's isolation
North Korea's decision to hold party leadership elections next week is further evidence that 2010 is proving a watershed year in the affairs of the world's most secretive dictatorship. Kim Jong-il, the long-serving and supposedly ailing chief panjandrum of Pyongyang, is not going to surrender power just yet. But for him, 2010 has become a year of living dangerously.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Remilitarization of Beijing -- Gordon G. Chang, The Diplomat
Can Japan Defend Its Islands From China? -- Todd Crowell, Real Clear World
Why Mahmoud Abbas Cannot Make Peace -- Michael J. Totten, Commentary Magazine
Kremlin vs. Moscow Mayor: Dirty Power Struggle Could Backfire on Medvedev -- Benjamin Bidder and Matthias Schepp, Spiegel Online
Zimbabwe's Road to Ruin: Nationalizing foreign-owned businesses could doom what's left of this economy. -- Roger Bate, Wall Street Journal
Waiting for Armenia -- Garin Hovannisian, New York Times
Cuba and the Death of Communism -- Steve Chapman, Real Clear Politics
Trekkers and other troubles in Iran -- Washington Times editorial
The Wars’ Continuing Toll -- New York Times editorial
D-day for the U.S. military -- Frank J. Gaffney Jr., Washington Times
Army's Future Looks a Lot Like the Present -- SWJ Editors, Small Wars Journal
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