Kim Jong Il (Photo from Time)Kim Jong Il's Dangerous Ploy -- Moscow Times
Pyongyang's underground nuclear test on May 25 and its April 5 test-firing of a long-range missile that flew over Japan was condemned almost unanimously across the globe. It is easy to understand why. A small but extremely belligerent and reckless country has effectively undermined the existing system for resolving conflicts and providing collective security.
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OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, AND EDITORIALS
Hezbollah Handed Stinging Defeat -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
North Korea's Jailing of Journalists Not New -- Bill Powell, Time
Is North Korea a Paper Tiger? -- Bruce Bechtol, Foreign Policy
Woodrow Wilson's Heir -- Robert Kagan, Washington Post
The Blind Spot on Iran -- Max Boot, Commentary
Obama’s Speech Anything But Music to Israeli Ears -- Pajamas Media
Victory in Iraq -- Fareed Zakaria
Measuring Success in Afghanistan -- New York Times Editorial
Reining In Pyongyang - Henry A. Kissinger, Washington Post opinion
America is a Hollow Superpower -- Mark Steyn, Washington Times
Europe's Left Takes Electoral Beating -- The Economist
Obama and the Muslim World -- Reihan Salam, Forbes