Meanwhile, it could a rough week for North Korea. First, the North Korean government sent a powerful message to America, warning Biden and his team “no more funny moves.”

Second, North Korea closed its embassy in Malaysia, despite the fact that The two countries had established diplomatic ties in 1973.

The question on everyone’s mind is: What is happening to the nation right now? 

Today's guest - Dr. Zhao Tong is a senior fellow at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. His research focuses on strategic security issues, such as nuclear weapons policy, deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, missile defense, hypersonic weapons, and China’s security and foreign policy.