What is it about?
Kim Jong-un’s obsession with full control of power and his single-minded pursuit of nuclear advancement, as seen in the fourth nuclear test in January 2016, have further isolated his country. North Korea apparently is taking a revisionist strategy: to change the rule of the game in Northeast Asia and in inter-Korean relations. North Korea exploits the Chinese dilemma of condemning the defiant behaviour but cannot abandon the country.
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Why is it important?
This paper highlights the interconnection between domestic politics in North Korea and its external policy.
Perspectives
This papers shows how difficult it is to deal with North Korea's defiance when the tyrant state isolates itself from the world.
Sung Chull Kim
Seoul National University
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This page is a summary of: North Korea's Politics: Path of Reclusive Tyranny, East Asian Policy, January 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt,
DOI: 10.1142/s1793930516000143.
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