Why sticks don't work with North Korea  Published On: Jan 25
2013 12:13:52 PM EST (CNN) -  By Charles Armstrong, Special to
CNN   Anyone who has followed North Korean affairs for the last
several years (or the last two decades) could have predicted
North Korea's defiant response to the U.N. Security Council
resolution this week condemning North Korea's rocket launch last
December and strengthening international sanctions against
Pyongyang. But it should also be clear by now that while carrots
only occasionally deter North Korea's provocative behavior,
sticks -- whether in the form of sanctions or threats of
military action -- only make North Korea defiant and more
bellicose.   Much has been made of the fact that North Korea
this week directed its threats specifically against the United
States (before issuing a warning to South Korea earlier today),
calling America its "sworn enemy" and claiming that its would
"target" the United States with its weapons. But this too is
nothing new. North Korea has for years d