kathy novak in south korea, thank you. now for more, here s george. let s get some perspective on these latest developments. allison evans is a senior analyst for country risk. she joins us via skype from e engla england. good to have you with us. here s the situation. the two countries will talk, but given all the rhetoric, given the deadlines and the threats, the question is who will blink first? what does this meeting say to you? i think a as you already mentioned this meeting is a positive development. there have been a lot of concerns recently because as kathy mentioned, what s happened recently has been a combination of incidents and the annual exercises between the u.s. and south korea, which north korea views as preparations for an offensive attack. this combination has led to