Peter Beck
Peter Beck
appear eager enjoying seem status
Presently, they don't seem eager to find a solution. Rather, they appear to be enjoying the status quo.
inherently likely nature reforms sweeping
The very nature of sweeping reforms would be inherently destabilizing to the regime. So it's more likely they would be halting reforms.
agreement exactly grow hawks people reduce risk status urgency warned washington
The risk of this agreement is exactly what many hawks in Washington had warned about. You reduce the sense of urgency and let people grow comfortable with the status quo.
certainly concerned further korean lean north policy washington
Washington is certainly concerned that Seoul's North Korean policy will lean further to the left.
bottom easily food line looking public push
The bottom line is, they are many years away from food self-sufficiency. If they push the public distribution too far, they could easily be looking at another famine.
agree avoiding crisis engagement flash goal korea meaningful needed north parties perhaps point
For now, perhaps the only goal all parties can agree on is avoiding a crisis, but more meaningful engagement is needed if, in the long run, North Korea is not to loom as a flash point in Sino-U.S. relations.
band cliched connect floor forget great hear hours jump lovely moment nice people sounds tough watch
It sounds cliched but we live in a tough world at the moment and to jump away for two hours and look at some lovely costumes, hear a great band play with some great singers, to watch two people connect on the floor is a nice way to forget about all this other stuff.
city finish hate
I told him that if he wins, he'll still need to finish his homework... I'd hate to have to suspend a city official.
looks page taken tehran
It looks like Tehran has taken a page out of Pyongyang's brinkmanship playbook.
darker moving north slowly towards
It's getting darker by the day. We are slowly moving towards a showdown with North Korea.
closely korea washington watches
Any American who watches Korea in Washington will watch closely how it will unfold.
demands lack peace progress worried
That's a non-negotiating point. It's demands like these that have me worried there may be a lack of progress in the peace process.
aid confidence dealing food foreign manage reflects terms
There's a new assertiveness in terms of dealing with the foreign aid community, ... That reflects a confidence that they can better manage their food situation.
accepted agreed disagree korea member north parties time
The two parties agreed to disagree and papered over the differences. It will take a long time before North Korea will be accepted as a responsible member of the international community, at least 2 years.