The Mad King of the North

We worry about ISIS. We read a lot about Syria. We argue about the economy. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Goldberg reminds us of what will likely be the biggest challenge facing the next American president. “It is true that the Syrian Civil War — and the refugees it has created and the terrorists it has incubated — presents a serious short- to medium-term security challenge for the next president. And the challenge of a rising China represents the greatest long-term test for American foreign and national security policymakers. But there should not be much doubt that, across the next four years, North Korea — recalcitrant, volatile, bellicose North Korea — poses the most unpredictable and potentially devastating threat to the United States.”