[note note_color=”#f3f3ef”]More refined version (with a proper edit) appeared on the Dissolve[/note] Economics seems to shed a light of reason when sight is murky by the shade that is politics. Politics is chaotic, illogical or plain dumb (maybe both) while economics guide us, with its calm voice of science, through this raucous bazaar of human……
Tag: North Korea
Does North Korean diplomacy always clearly reflect Kim’s intention?
With the much-anticipated Trump-Kim summit abruptly called off, many project their analysis in every possible angle. Some say opposite pressure from the Washington establishment was so strong while others say Kim Jong Un had no sincere intention for diplomacy at the first place. A senior White House official is reported to have said North Koreans……
What defected North Korean diplomat Thae said of the BBC
Thae Yong Ho has released The Code of the Three-storey Secretary Office, a memoir of his diplomatic service days last week. Since I am working for the BBC, I was interested what he has written on the BBC and there are several paragraphs in which he remembers things, especially about the Korean service: [quote cite=”태영호, 3층……
North Korea to join Seoul Standard Time: why it’s so important?
When I refer to something as symbolic regarding North Korea issue, I usually mean that it is devoid of things tangible. For example, Kim Jong Un’s recent announcement that North Korea is going to shut down the nuclear test site in Punggye-ri is more symbolic than tangible in terms of denuclearization because it was decided……
La BBC responde tus preguntas sobre la tensión entre Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur
Para los visitantes que hablan español: http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-42808861 BBC Korean Service respondió a las preguntas sobre Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur presentadas por lectores de BBC Mundo. Las respuestas de la primera parte ‘El programa nuclear de Corea del Norte’ vinieron de mí.