With tensions rising following North Korea's continuous nuclear weapons tests, the United States might be forced to give up diplomacy and seek more aggressive policies in East Asia.
As the United States and the European Union pursue nuclear non-proliferation through economic sanctions, average Iranian citizens are the ones who pay the price.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has big shoes to fill, following in his father Kim Jung-un's footsteps. The Hermit Kingdom's new leader may be too young and unexperienced to govern effectively.
Rather than the aggressive military response proposed by new Secretary of State John Kerry, the U.S. should look toward a disarmament agreement to answer North Korea's nuclear test.