LIVING HISTORY
January/February 2013
‘Western optimists like to assume North Korea is on the verge of implosion. But the hermit kingdom is not going to collapse any time soon’
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December 2012
‘Contrary to what Imran Khan has said, drone strikes are the best tactic available against al-Qaeda. Our government needs to spell that out’
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November 2012
'Conditions in Greece are grim, as one can see from the elderly ladies silently begging for their family's next meal'
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October 2012
'Against the backdrop of disputes in the South China Sea, there are ominous reports that China is trying to close the 20-year gap between its navy and that of the US'
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