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     Until the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was established, North Korea was run by the Soviet Union. Shortly after the Republic was set up with Kim Il-sung in charge, Korea split into a North and South through the Korean War of 1950. Kim Jong-il took over in 1980 where both North and South Korea joined the United Nations. Throughout the years, North Korea has allowed inspections of Atomic Energy, but refused access of suspected nuclear weapons productions when asked. In 2002, they withdrew from a nuclear agreement that prevented the spread of atomic weapons.

     The current state of affairs in North Korea is not good. Tensions are very high between North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and the United States. The tension rose because the Security Council accused North Korea of violating a ban on ballistic missile testing. This accusation created anger towards all parties in the Security Council. Soon after, North Korea stated, "United States [as] the sworn enemy of the Korean people". The United States have tried to amend and resolve conflicts with North Korea, but the country has taken a stubborn approach and is determined to continue with nuclear war experimentation and threats in order to get what they are after, control.

     I don't think there will be a regime or state change any time soon. With increasing tension with North Korea, the worst thing the Security Council and the United States can do is apply more pressure to sign peace agreements or force any action upon them. The best course of action is to take the pressure off North Korea for signing agreements, but also prevent them from creating their own treaties and provisions. Let the tensions decrease and then begin to create treaties that both North Korea and the Security Council approve of. 

Citations: article 1: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2010/02/a_nation_of_racist_dwarfs.html - North Korea Present Issues

Article 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15278612 - Background of North Korea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Korean_crisis - Current State of Affairs