The dilemma of dealing with North Korea is that Dear Leader Kim Jong-il has nothing to lose by being his truculent self. This dilemma is ever more stark, given America’s inclination to restart a talks process that has failed so often in the past. To avoid repeating this fate, the US must now clearly lay out what the “dark path” will be for North Korea if the talks fail.
与朝鲜打交道的一个难题是,“伟大领袖”金正日(Kim Jong-il)在做出挑衅性行为时,是没有什么可失去的。这一难题现在变得更为明显,因为美国倾向于重启一项过去经常失败的谈判进程。为了避免重蹈覆辙,美国现在必须明确列出,如果谈判失败,朝鲜将走上一条什么样的“黑暗之路”。
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