{"product_id":"2940148418221","title":"PROJECTING PYONGYANG: THE FUTURE OF NORTH KOREA\u0026#x2019;S KIM JONG IL REGIME","description":"This monograph considers the future trajectory of\u003cbr\u003ethe Pyongyang regime and explores a range of future\u003cbr\u003escenarios. It does not consider the future of North Korea\u003cbr\u003eas a geographic or territorial entity. Some analysts\u003cbr\u003eand observers discuss the future without clarifying\u003cbr\u003ewhether they are discussing the country of North\u003cbr\u003eKorea or the Pyongyang regime. In this monograph,\u003cbr\u003ethe focus is on the fate of the regime dominated by\u003cbr\u003ethe Kim Dynasty, initially ruled by Kim Il Sung and\u003cbr\u003ethen led by his son, Kim Jong Il, following the former’s\u003cbr\u003edeath in 1994. A fundamental assumption is that the\u003cbr\u003eregime will collapse. Thus, the key question is not\u003cbr\u003ewhether the regime will collapse, but when and how it\u003cbr\u003ewill collapse. The logic behind this assumption is based\u003cbr\u003eon this author’s assessment that the Kim regime is a\u003cbr\u003etotalitarian one, and that such a regime has a limited\u003cbr\u003elife span. However, this collapse may be a long and\u003cbr\u003edrawn out process that could very well play out over a\u003cbr\u003eperiod of years or even over the course of a decade or\u003cbr\u003emore.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108798742768,"sku":"2940148418221","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148418221_p0.jpg?v=1763708979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148418221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}