Event Host: Institute for Korean Studies
Short Description: The collapse of the North Korean regime has been predicted many times since the end of the Cold War more than a quarter-century ago. Yet today the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) not only continues to exist, but appears to be doing relatively well economically, and has repeatedly defied UN sanctions and global condemnation by conducting nuclear and long-range missile tests.
The collapse of the North Korean regime has been predicted many times since the end of the Cold War more than a quarter-century ago. Yet today the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) not only continues to exist, but appears to be doing relatively well economically, and has repeatedly defied UN sanctions and global condemnation by conducting nuclear and long-range missile tests. What explains North Korea's survival into the twenty-first century and its ability to resist international norms, despite the country's isolation and objective weakness? What are the possibilities and risks for North Korea under Kim Jong Un? How should the new administrations in the US and South Korea understand and deal with an assertively nuclear North Korea?
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