80 percent of the hard work is still in front of us. But in the past, North Korea has been surprisingly flexible if the right incentives were offered. |
I don't think anything is going to come out of the six-party talks. At best it will become something where people meet every seven or eight months and nothing happens. At worst, they won't meet again. |
The Chinese will help them out. China is already the biggest food donor to North Korea. Beijing will not let them collapse. |
The US has to be an active participant from the very beginning. |