The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lies in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency Photo: REUTERS/KCNA
Can Obama Handle North Korean Chaos? -- Ilan Berman, The Washington Times
New leader calls for new strategy
The sudden death of North Korea’s long-serving “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong-il, has propelled the world’s last remaining Stalinist state back into the international spotlight. In the process, it has refocused attention on one of the most stubborn strategic dilemmas facing the United States.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has bedeviled American policymakers for as long as most people can remember. Under the nearly 6 1/2-decade-old dynasty headed first by “Great Leader” Kim Il-sung and more recently by the recently departed Mr. Kim, North Korea emerged as a global sponsor of terrorism, a nuclear-armed rogue state and a brutal prison for its own captive and impoverished population. Now, Mr. Kim’s demise has raised new questions about the future of the “Hermit Kingdom.”
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
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