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There was a collective sigh earlier this month when Pyongyang finally agreed to sit down with the U.S. and China to negotiate a possible end to North Korea's nuclear program. Finally, it seemed, the threat posed by unstable dictator Kim Jong Il holding his finger over the button was about to be defused. This week, however, North Korea reminded the world how perilous Dear Leader dealings were by announcing it had begun reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons-grade plutonium...
...without offending undergraduate men. The Seneca also steers clear of the word “feminist” in its official capacity. “The Seneca’s membership represents extremely diverse personalities and opinions,” writes new Seneca President Shilla Kim-Parker ’04 in an e-mail. “It would be unfair to portray only one opinion when each member interprets feminism differently...
...commentators consider equivalent to international blackmail. South Korea and China are unlikely to discontinue aid provisions (official and unofficial) that prop up the faltering North Korean economy, since they both hope to avoid an influx of refugees from a collapsed neighboring regime. Because of this support, their influence on Kim is strong, but they will need to forcefully assert their opposition to his nuclear program and advocate its immediate and unequivocal dismantling with extensive verification by international inspectors...
...supervision. The security guarantee must be made while also avoiding further risk of appeasing Korea’s defiance. If the nations involved can remain firm while allowing North Korea to save face, the result may be a far better agreement than the older ones invalidated and ignored by Kim. If Asian powers can build trust around a common goal of promoting regional peace and prosperity, they may begin to foster new cooperation wherein war is no longer considered an option...
With a nuclear threat avoided, North Korea’s neighbors will be able to freely encourage its economic growth in good conscience. Stringent economic sanctions have been externally applied to discourage and deter arms programs, but these would be obsolete if Kim abandoned these pursuits. Burgeoning prosperity in Japan and South Korea could enhance their neighbor’s weak economy, encouraging interdependence and creating greater incentives for regional peace. Moreover, the North’s promising recent market-based reforms would continue to pay off, potentially creating openness to further reforms that would combat the nation?...