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Power and Perception: A Review of Sung-Yoon Lee’s “The Sister”
Book Review: The Sister By Sung-Yoon Lee. PublicAffairs Hatchette Book Group, 2023. 304 pp. When I first heard of this book regarding Kim Yo Jong, a figure of growing prominence inside the North Korean regime, I was intrigued. She was obviously the sister of the Supreme Leader, but her profile had recently’ begun to expand beyond just being a gatekeeper and source of Mt. Paektu grandeur.
Meet Kim Jong Un's New Team
Sign in and save to read later Print this article Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Get a link Page url Request Reprint Permissions North Korea-watchers have been anticipating this day for years.
Alternative Futures for the US-ROK Alliance: Will Things Fall Apart?
By: Clint Work May 7, 2020 Commentary Executive Summary Over the last several months, 38 North held discussions with a broad range of former high-level US and ROK political, diplomatic and military officials as well as various analysts and academics. The following key points emerged from our discussions: The US-ROK alliance faces several challenges to its continued cohesion, raising serious questions about its capacity to adapt to structural and strategic shifts buffeting the relationship.
Takeaways From the UN Panel of Experts Report: The Coast Is Clear
By: Joseph DeThomas May 5, 2020 Commentary, Foreign Affairs The president of the United Nations (UN) Security Council released the final report of the UN Panel of Experts on North Korea on April 13.[1] The takeaways are clear if not very welcome for champions of sanctions who believe that turning up the screws on “maximum pressure” will force North Korea to capitulate to US demands on denuclearization: North Korea has managed to develop successful evasion strategies to cope with the most...
Does Kim Jong Un Have a Succession Plan?
By: Chris Steinitz, Ken Gause and Elizabeth Yang May 1, 2020 Commentary, Domestic Affairs (Source: Rodong Sinmun) Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public since April 11, feeding considerable speculation about his well-being and the future of the North Korean regime. Regardless of the rumors, recent events have exposed the fact that the outside world has given very little consideration to the matter of North Korean succession.
Four Possible Post-Kim Jong-un Regimes - The Peninsula
By Ken Gause, Chris Steinitz, and Elizabeth Yang Over the last week, there has been a raft of speculation across the Pyongyang watching community about the health and whereabouts of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. The spate of articles that have appeared in the international media have tended to focus on theories surrounding Kim’s health (including that he is dead) as well as possible successors.
Trump has the right idea on North Korea, but needs to change strategy
President TrumpDonald John TrumpCNN's Jake Tapper calls out Republicans who turned down interviews after shootings Booker: Trump 'particularly responsible' for rising hate Castro: Trump 'made a choice to divide people' for his 'political benefit' MORE is right to take his predecessors to task on how they dealt with North Korea. Conventional thinking in the form of strategic patience has paid very few dividends.
Can Kim Jong Un really denuclearize?
A fundamental question facing U.S. policymakers is whether North Korea intends to denuclearize. Most Pyongyang-watchers believe this is an impossibility, at least for the near term. The nuclear program has been a dream of North Korean leaders since the end of the Korean War — a deterrent against regime change from the United States, a tool to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul as part of a grand plan to unify the peninsula under North Korean rule.
North Korea: The Game Is Over
AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File Since Kim Jong Un's announcement in 2018 that he would stop testing North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and embark upon diplomacy, Western media have kept up a drumbeat about denuclearization: When is it coming? What should Kim offer up first, second and third to show his sincerity? Even most Pyongyang-watchers have contributed to this narrative, adding nuance about the North Korean calculus and past deals made and broken.
What America needs to learn about North Korea: The game is over
Since Kim Jong Un’s announcement in 2018 that he would stop testing North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and embark upon diplomacy, Western media have kept up a drumbeat about denuclearization: When is it coming? What should Kim offer up first, second and third to show his sincerity? Even most Pyongyang-watchers have contributed to this narrative, adding nuance about the North Korean calculus and past deals made and broken.
No 'Missouri Moment' at North Korea summit, but perhaps a chance for peace
Eight months ago, President TrumpDonald John TrumpHouse committee believes it has evidence Trump requested putting ally in charge of Cohen probe: report Vietnamese airline takes steps to open flights to US on sidelines of Trump-Kim summit Manafort's attorneys say he should get less than 10 years in prison MORE and North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un met in Singapore and agreed to the goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Ken Gause and Chris Steinitz Think Will Happen
Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here. Since he came to power, Kim Jong-un has relied on a foundational policy (Byungjin), which promises two objectives: development of North Korea’s nuclear program and the development of the North Korean economy. His legitimacy relies on his ability to deliver on these, but it does not mean that one cannot be valued more than the other.
How Trump Could Win the North Korea Nuclear Game | RealClearPolitics
How Trump Could Win the North Korea Nuclear GameKen Gause, The National Interest October 16, 2017 President Trump, instead of throwing diplomacy under the bus, can go a long way to solving this most intractable problem by taking a few well-chosen steps.Read Full Article »
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