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Four Big Worries in Asia

What’s worse — a nuclear regime under Kim Jong Un, or a collapse that floods the world with North Korean refugees? Do we want a strong China, even if it becomes a rival superpower? Amid new aggressive posturing by Kim Jong Il, Korean Studies Institute Director David Kang looks at the major security concerns in the region.

In Brief

Executive Pay

As the government seeks control over compensation, USC’s Kevin Murphy testifies to Congress that salary caps could cripple our economic health.

Source Alert

Gaming and Violence

This generation of kids, hooked on Halo and Grand Theft Auto, are actually committing less crime, reveals USC sociologist Karen Sternheimer.

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Richard Hrair Dekmejian

Expert in Middle Eastern politics. Can comment on American foreign policy and Iran.

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