Sunday, October 28, 2012

When North Korea Collapses

When North Korea Collapses -- Robert Kaplan & Rodger Baker, Real Clear World

As we have pointed out previously, in the principal divided-country scenarios of the second half of the 20th century -- North and South Vietnam, East and West Germany, North and South Yemen -- reunification was thought of for decades as only a remote possibility, before it suddenly occurred in a tumultuous, fast-moving fashion, in a way few of the experts had predicted, making a mockery of so many policy papers written on the subject. The current division of the Korean Peninsula should be seen in this light. Not only is the collapse of the regime in the northern half of the peninsula possible, but if and when it does occur, the process might be quicker than many suspect.

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My Comment: When North Korea collapses .... Robert Kaplan and Rodger Baker are very sure of themselves.

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