The biggest meeting of North Korea’s ruling political party in 44 years, expected to be held next month, may give the world its first look at the country’s potential next leader, Kim Jong Il’s third son Kim Jong Eun. But some North Korea watchers think the meeting may reveal a bigger surprise: a step away from dictatorship to [...]
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Diplomatic corner
August 20, 2010U.S. president makes recess appointment of U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, who had questionable ties to Cuban diplomats/agents. [El Nuevo Herald] Cuba has “exported” doctors, nurses and health technicians to earn diplomatic influence in poor countries and hard cash for its floundering economy. [Wall Street Journal] North Korea’s Kim Jong-il has a taste for Cuban [...]