The Omicron variant has caught up to North Korea, causing a potential human catastrophe in a country that not only lacks the resources to fight the pandemic, but is also making the wrong investments for security—in missiles and nuclear weapons. In this episode I suggest that the US and South Korea should persist in their offers of vaccine help to the North for both humanitarian and political reasons.

46 - North Korea: Missiles Over Human Security

The Global Citizen podcast addresses foreign affairs from a human-interest standpoint, meaning that principles of social justice, environmental stewardship, protection and promotion of human rights, and peace frame the analysis. Greed, injustice, and violence are my targets; and diplomacy focused on engagement is the preferred strategy for transcending differences. As Einstein said, &ldquo;those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act.&rdquo;

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The Global Citizen podcast addresses foreign affairs from a human-interest standpoint, meaning that principles of social justice, environmental stewardship, protection and promotion of human rights, and peace frame the analysis. Greed, injustice, and violence are my targets; and diplomacy focused on engagement is the preferred strategy for transcending differences. As Einstein said, “those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act.”

The Global Citizen podcast addresses foreign affairs from a human-interest standpoint, meaning that principles of social justice, environmental stewardship, protection and promotion of human rights, and peace frame the analysis. Greed, injustice, and violence are my targets; and diplomacy focused on engagement is the preferred strategy for transcending differences. As Einstein said, “those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act.”

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46 - North Korea: Missiles Over Human Security

46 - North Korea: Missiles Over Human Security