| ID | 142999 |
| Title Proper | North Korea heading for the Abyss |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Klingner, Bruce |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For some Asian experts, Kim Jong-un's December 2013 purge of his uncle and éminence grise, Jang Song-taek, changed everything. Hopes that the young, Western-educated North Korean leader would initiate long-predicted reform were dashed, replaced by rising fears of instability in the nuclear-armed nation. For other analysts, the purge merely affirmed everything that had seemed so obvious since the coronation of Kim petit-fils, namely that he would maintain the policies of his predecessors, though in a more erratic and riskier manner. Regardless of who was right, what are the policy implications going forward? |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 37, No.3; Fall 2014: p.169-182 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol: 37 No 3 |
| Key Words | North Korea ; Heading for the Abyss ; The Purge ; Predictions and Reality ; Kim il-sung's Byungjin Policy |