| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 26 pages) : color map (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Asia report ; no. 230 |
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ICG Asia report ; no. 230.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Political transistion in Pyongyang -- Stability vs. instability : key factors -- The new leader's style -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Transitions often present risks to authoritarian regimes, but the succession in North Korea has apparently passed with few problems. With no opposition from the military and China's clear support, there are no signs to suggest that Kim Jŏng-ŭn, the young leader who replaced his father, Kim Jong-il, following his death in December 2011, is anything but in charge in his own right. Far from creating a regency of older family members or generals, the North Korean system has maintained its focus on a single leader and projected an image of stability and unity as it celebrates the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim Il-sung. While that image appears to be accurate, there is nothing to suggest that the new leader is or will become inclined to take measures that would either improve the lot of the country's citizens or reduce the regional frictions that Pyongyang is at the centre of |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 25, 2012) |
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"25 July 2012." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Heads of state -- Succession -- Korea (North)
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Political stability -- Korea (North)
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Economic history.
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Heads of state -- Succession.
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Political stability.
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Politics and government.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Korea (North) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Korea (North)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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