North Korea conjures up all sorts of images, not many of them positive: nuclear threat; an impoverished economy far removed from the 21st century; and a destabilising influence on the countries around it. All of these would ring true with most people – yet is this the full picture?
In political terms, the US is right to keep the pressure on North Korea in the fight against global terrorism. But if we look beyond that, is there any way that North Korea could eventually achieve economic success?
