Malaysians are starting to watch North Korea too as the hermit authoritarian state temporarily bans any in their country from leaving it. What’s next may be an arms race with North Korea, which is often backed by its chief benefactor China. Japan says North Korea shot off four missiles Monday and three reached its ocean exclusive economic zone. North Korea is ranked as the world's 25th strongest military, behind China, Japan and South Korea. “This is likely to be the case in South Korea this year.” Leaders in countries threatened by North Korea will be pressured to "‘do something’ and will be criticized for perceived inaction,” he says.

Source: Forbes March 09, 2017 02:00 UTC