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“What can I do?”<\/p>\n

This question drives interest in North Korea perhaps more than any other after asking what it’s like. Even people who know little about the rest of the world sense something about North Korea they’d like to help with.<\/p>\n

Nobody sees what they can do.<\/p>\n

The next few posts will cover what you can do.<\/p>\n

I believe you need to understand North Korea’s situation from a strategic level both globally and regionally to see what you can and can’t do and what may or may not work.<\/p>\n

I also believe you can learn the relevant overall situation in a few blog posts. As unusual as the situation there is, I believe it is simple and that you can understand it easily.<\/p>\n

Yet I haven’t seen an article break down the situation meaningfully. Stories all have similar angles — human interest, photo essay, human rights, I’m-a-great-reporter-who-went-to-North-Korea, Kim Jung Il is unusual, border disputes, nuclear weapons, and a few others. Many of these articles are great and hugely important, but they don’t help figure out what you can do, whether you’re a regular person like me or the President of the United States.<\/p>\n

There are few angles because the situation there is incredibly stable. In the time of two — two! — leaders of North Korea<\/p>\n