Prof. Cole, first, thank you for your insights which I usually find spot on. I say "usually" because no one is perfect and therefore this post leaves me with one question. You preveiously wrote, in effect, that concerns over Islamist dominance of the Egyptian parliament was over-stated yet now that concern makes the top 5 foreign policy challenge list for the U.S. (interesting all are ME based, I agree with your implicit conclusion that North Korea is a tempest in a teapot). Has your thinking changed, are there different facts on the ground, or had you initially miscalculated? No answer will make me stop reading, re-posting, and recommending your work but I think this needs a forthright response. Thank you again for your work and Happy New Year!
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Prof. Cole, first, thank you for your insights which I usually find spot on. I say "usually" because no one is perfect and therefore this post leaves me with one question. You preveiously wrote, in effect, that concerns over Islamist dominance of the Egyptian parliament was over-stated yet now that concern makes the top 5 foreign policy challenge list for the U.S. (interesting all are ME based, I agree with your implicit conclusion that North Korea is a tempest in a teapot). Has your thinking changed, are there different facts on the ground, or had you initially miscalculated? No answer will make me stop reading, re-posting, and recommending your work but I think this needs a forthright response. Thank you again for your work and Happy New Year!
Next, maybe we can translate this into English and distribute in the U.S. - shoule be quite an eye-opener.