16 Quotes by Pamela Falk

The breakthrough agreement with North Korea not only diffuses a two-year stalemate but holds out the hope that Pyongyang will return to its international treaty obligations,

Although Russia and China have resisted the strong language of the U.N. resolution, the vote is expected to pass,

Foreign Minister Lavrov was clear that Russia remains committed to non proliferation and any Russian compromise proposals are within that context.

takes the pressure off the United Nations with regard to North Korea and avoids a contentious debate about sanctions at a time when talks with North Korea had stalled.

There still is a lot of negotiating that will have to be completed in November, including the specifics of the agreements and time frames. But in essence, North Korea has agreed to end its existing nuclear weapons and ongoing development and to include inspections in exchange for a U.S. agreement not to invade or attack North Korea and to gradually normalize relations.

The economics of Washington's strained relations with Venezuela could prove costly.

The challenge for U.S. negotiators will be to determine what is a continuing negotiation and what is a stall, ... and the stakes are high.