Meeting the North Korean Nuclear Challenge

This special report from a task force at the Council on Foreign Relations suggests that the nuclear crisis in North Korea can be resolved only if the US creates a coalition of partners to pressure Pyongyang. China, in particular, the report says, should be called upon to impose sanctions on North Korea if Kim Jung Il's regime refuses to go along with a US deal. But without a firm, visible commitment from Washington, the report says, "neither U.S. allies nor China will support tougher action against North Korea…" – YaleGlobal