29 February 2012   Leave a comment

The North Korean government is making conciliatory gestures, and the US is reciprocating.  One should not interpret these moves as genuine–they are actually part of a pattern that has played out over the last 10 years.  But this step is occurring early in Kim Joung-eun’s regime, so perhaps there are some reasons to be a little more optimistic.

A very interesting chart from The Economist.  Apparently, the happiest people in the world live in some of the poorest countries.

Posted March 1, 2012 by vferraro1971 in World Politics

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