If this is the new Vietnam, and the one the regime wants us to see, then I'm all for it.
On the other hand, when this regime wants to crush the opposition, it does so with unflinching ruthlessness.
And so the regime alienated three more constituents who want to be good Muslims - but also want to live in a modern world.
And no one can be sure that Pyongyang's new regime really wants a deal.
This is the part of Sudan that the regime doesn't want anyone to see, for good reason.
Why does the Syrian regime not want anybody to know what is happening in Syria?
But I believe the regime doesn't want better relations with the US.
So we have, in effect, a situation where the regime wants to change without changing and that often happens in power relationships.
First, the regime wants respect, through recognition of its legitimacy, however distasteful that idea may be.
This regime only wants to cling to power, not to improve the country's life.