Dealing with North Korea

SEOUL: The recent flurry of news about North Korea shows how challenging it is to deal with the unruly and dangerous regime. Digesting this spate of news leaves one wondering whether there is a breakthrough in sight, let alone an eventual solution, regarding the North’s military threat.

One development came in The Hague, Netherlands, where the leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their unified stance on North Korea