The US-Korea Institute at SAIS has a new blog, with the swell name 38 North. (That’s the latitude longitude line that established the division of Korea.)
I’ve got an article (How AQ Khan Helped Distort America’s DPRK Policy) that applies the themes I described in my post, Leaks and Motives of AQ Khan, and applies them to North Korea. (See also Josh Pollack’s post, The Media, Generals, & Passion of AQ Khan).
Ah, more winning friends and influencing people.
But what is spectacular about 38 North is that James Church is a contributor. Church is the pseudonym of the author of the fabulous Inspector O novels. Church has a post on Six Party Talks that contains this exchange:
We were both quiet for a few moments. Finally, O broke the silence. “Why are you stuck in the mud again?”
“Me?”
“You know what I mean. Your people are hip deep in a swamp of their own making. Things should have been moving six months ago on the diplomatic front. Last August the door was wide open when Clinton came to dinner. It was as clear as day that the stars in Pyongyang were aligned. Instead, for the past six months, all we hear about is strategic patience. You don’t want to play that game, believe me. We may not have much, but patience we have by the bucketful.”
“You can’t wait forever.”
“We don’t have to wait forever. We only have to wait until November.”
“You on the RNC mailing list or something?”
“No, but I watch Wolf News.”
“Fox. And you do?”
“The Propaganda and Agitation Department has started using it as a teaching tool, part of our new opening policy. They record it on CDs and hand them out during training sessions.”