How Kim Jong-un will rise to power is the subject of supposition. ‘How’, in the sense that he still has a few hurdles to clear before being secure in his position,- a testy military and/or pitchfork-wielding peasants, and ‘how’, in terms of which ‘catchphrase’ might accompany his rise to power.

Some observers are wondering how Kim Jong-un will build up any sort of credibility in the limited time between now and the demise of his father.  Kim Jong-il spent years in the shadow of his father, all the while utilizing the press to the fullest extent to provide coverage of