North Korea's successful rocket launch this month was aimed at boosting Kim Jong-un’s status at home and abroad, while South Korean voters elected conservative candidate Park Geun-hye as their next president amid growing economic anxiety and security concerns. With tensions rising throughout East Asia, can the threat of instability on the Korean Peninsula be defused?
Asia's Perturbed Peninsula
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North Korea’s Blackmail Missile
North Korea’s Blackmail Missile
Dec 21, 2012 Yuriko Koike
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North Korea’s Missile to Nowhere
North Korea’s Missile to Nowhere
Dec 14, 2012 Christopher R. Hill
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East Asia’s Turning Point
East Asia’s Turning Point
Dec 12, 2012 Brahma Chellaney
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Heeding History in East Asia
Heeding History in East Asia
Nov 20, 2012 Han Seung-soo
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The Dear Sister Disappears
The Dear Sister Disappears
Oct 25, 2012 Yuriko Koike
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A Nuclear South Korea?
A Nuclear South Korea?
Oct 2, 2012 Lee Byong-chul
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