A photo released by KCNA news agency on March 12 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the Wolnae-do Defence Detachment on the western front line. (Xinhua/KCNA via Newscom)
Will North Korea Claim Victory And Stand Down? -- Mark Memmott, NPR
As the world waits for what's expected to be another ballistic missile test by North Korea sometime in the next few days, NPR's Frank Langfitt reports there's reason to think that tensions on the Korean Peninsula might soon ease.
On Morning Edition, Frank passed along analysis from Daniel Pinkston, who focuses on North Korea for the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit organization "committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict."
Pinkston says that once the U.S. and South Korean militaries conclude their joint exercises later this month, North Korea "will probably claim victory. ... They will say that 'look, the Americans were really going to invade us. They were preparing for it and they ran away scared because of our nuclear deterrent [and] our great commander. ... Now we can celebrate.' "
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Missile movements: Is N.Korea trying to 'mess' with the world? -- Jethro Mullen. Barbara Starr and Joe Sterling, CNN
Launching a Nuclear Strike Would Be the Last Thing North Korea Ever Did -- Peter Roff, US News and World Report
North Korea's leader showing he's in charge -- Kimberly Dozier, AP
Who's afraid of Kim Jong-un? -- Philip Dorling, Brisbane Times
What If U.S. and South Korea Won’t Negotiate With North Korea? -- Harry Kazianis, The Diplomat
American weakness and Korean consequences -- Richard D. Fisher Jr., Washington Times
Why the Iranian Nuclear Standoff Won't End Anytime Soon -- Benjamin Alter and Edward Fishman, The Atlantic
Syria’s civil-war stalemate -- Stephen Starr, Special to National Post
Brotherhood’s appeal begins to wane in Egypt -- Borzou Daragahi, Financial Times
Insight: After cathedral clash, Copts doubt future in Egypt -- Ulf Laessing, Reuters
The Arab Quarter Century -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
In China, Feudal Answers for Modern Problems -- Yu Hua, New York Times
The Russian Military and the New Cold War -- Kim Zigfeld, American Thinker
The Swiss Miracle? Beyond Chocolate, Cheese, and Banking -- Roland Benedikter and Lukas Kaelin, Foreign Affairs
Getting Ready for Post-Castro Cuba. -- Arturo López-Levy, National Interest
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