I interviewed 60 people who fled North Korea -- here's what they said about life before and after their escape

Kyodo/Reuters There is no shortage of commentary on what should be done about North Korean weapons programs. Op-eds in major news outlets variouslyadvocate for talks, a strategy of deterrence combined withprogress on humanitarian and economic issues, and evenregime change. But while rhetoric about North Koreaheats up, the abstract talk about military options, sanctions, and engagement obscures the people at the center of it all: millions of ordinary North Koreans. When demonizing the “rogue”...