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...chief patron of the North Korean regime - China supplies up to half the country's food requirement and even more of its daily oil needs - Beijing has long been seen as the only party with any real influence over the actions of the erratic Dear Leader, Kim Jong-il. But Kim gave his backers in Beijing a rude surprise on October 9, when North Korea announced that it had tested a nuclear device in defiance of China's demand for restraint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Feels the Heat | 12/16/2006 | See Source »

...students at Amir Khabir University who chanted "Death to the dictator!" and campaigned for candidates in Iranian municipal elections, including his sister, who's running for Tehran city council. In short, it was a typical week for the United States' most prominent and charismatic irritant not named Kim Jong-il, and we discussed all of the events in 2006 that saw Ahmadinejad become a major player on the world stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ahmadinejad's Ambitions | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

HOPING YOU HAVE A BLAST KIM JONG...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Season's Greeting Cards | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...Toys for NoKo Sanctions tailored for Kim Jong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next: Dec. 11, 2006 | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...years, the U.S. and its allies have cajoled, threatened and sanctioned North Korea in an unsuccessful bid to persuade its rogue leader, Kim Jong Il, to abandon his nuclear-weapons program. Now, the U.S. hopes, it's hitting Kim where it really hurts. Following a U.N. Security Council resolution banning the export of luxury goods to North Korea, last week the U.S. published a list of some 60 forbidden fruits, including iPods, Segway scooters, cognac, leather handbags, silk underwear, plasma TVs, baby grand pianos, jetskis, snowmobiles and eau de toilette. It's not just an attempt to personally aggravate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Kim's Toys Away | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

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