Yang Moo-jin, a scholar with the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, says the North is "playing hard ball".

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

Elliot Hen-Tov, a scholar of Turkish-Iranian relations, thinks he knows why.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Yang Moo-Jin,is a scholar at Seoul's University of North Korean Studies.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

the Hudson Institute scholar argues that the principle cause of continued violence in the Middle East - and the reason so many peace initiatives have failed - is Arab culture itself.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

While this past year has been a challenge for the opposition Green Movement, senior scholar Gary Sick of Columbia University says that in the aftermath of the election, the Iranian government also faces a huge challenge.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11