NoKo watch: the big breakdown of 2009?
The surprise of 2009 may be the collapse of North Korea. I know this has been predicted before, including by me, but smart guys I know are saying it more. “Once we see the loss of military coherency and the ability of the Kim Family Regime to have central governing effectiveness we are likely to ...
The surprise of 2009 may be the collapse of North Korea. I know this has been predicted before, including by me, but smart guys I know are saying it more. “Once we see the loss of military coherency and the ability of the Kim Family Regime to have central governing effectiveness we are likely to see regime collapse,” comments an old friend who is an Army officer.
Of course, there’s also Cuba. Which ancien regime goes first?
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