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...North Korea Six-nation talks over Pyongyang's nuclear projects stalled last month when U.S. officials refused to lift financial sanctions before beginning disarmament negotiations. Though no date has been set for talks to resume, lead U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill says it will be "weeks, not months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year of The Nuke | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

Outsourcing has created problems elsewhere as well. Some of America's NATO partners won't send their troops to Afghanistan's dangerous south. On North Korea, China has put enough pressure on Pyongyang to make it resume talks on its nuclear program but not nearly enough to make those talks go anywhere. Finally, while the Bush Administration cheered on Israel last summer as it destroyed Hizballah encampments from the air, the bombing campaign virtually destroyed Lebanon's pro-Western government as well--wrecking what was once a crown jewel in Bush's campaign for Middle East democracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return of the Nixon Doctrine | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

...Following North Korea's October nuclear test, the U.S. had also managed to convince the U.N. Security Council to impose wrist-slap sanctions on Pyongyang. But despite the unanimous support for the sanctions resolution, such key players as China and South Korea made clear that there were strict limits to the pressure they would apply, and that the only game in town remains the six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for political and economic incentives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran and North Korea Show the Limits of Sanctions | 12/26/2006 | See Source »

...same page on the issue, the extent of their unanimity will be revealed early in the New Year by the extent to which either side modifies its terms for continuing the six-party process. (Beijing remains the main source of real leverage over the regime in Pyongyang, by virtue of its economic and energy ties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran and North Korea Show the Limits of Sanctions | 12/26/2006 | See Source »

...also has few choices. Most analysts say that military action is not even a real option at this stage. Nor does dangling a carrot seem to be very effective. After adamantly refusing to consider concessions as a means to get Pyongyang to cooperate, Washington for the first time last week reportedly gave a written pledge not to attack North Korea and proffered a package of financial aid. But the North was having none...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Six-Party North Korea Talks Failed | 12/23/2006 | See Source »

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