The Med and the Middle East are in play with explosive potential.
China gains from a divided Korea in many ways.
Richard Weitz reviews the record of reform under the recently relieved Defense Minister.
Putin appoints a new defense team.
The PRC is now South Korea's largest trade partner.
In spite of a common threat, South Korea and Japan have struggled to present a united front against that threat.
The PRC has pursed both condemnations of North Korean policies with concerted support for North Korea.
Can the United States and the ROK build the kind of mobile and effective forces necessary for defense in the peninsula?