Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Opinion

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Rising tensions do not bode well for the North Korean leader — or his people

Fyodor Tertitskiy December 16, 2019

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

KCNA

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Tomorrow is December 17, 2019, and it has been eight years since Kim Jong Il died and eight years since Kim Jong Un ascended to the North Korean throne.

About the Author

Fyodor Tertitskiy

Fyodor Tertitskiy is a leading researcher at Seoul’s Kookmin University. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Seoul National University and is the author of several books on North Korean history and military in English and Korean.

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