If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     The North Korea Conundrum Economic reform and military downsizing; a key to solving the North Korean nuclear crisis. Michael O'Hanlon, Mike Mochizuki. Brookings Review Fall 2003 v21 i4 p12(6) (3647 words) 1. Why is North Korea considered an important threat by many nations, especially those in East Asia? 2. Why has North Korea’s economy performed so dismally? 3. What are the components of the "grand bargain" proposed by the two authors? 4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this plan? 5. If you were president of the United States, what would be your policy toward North Korea? Why?