Kim Jong-Un's New Strategy: Explained

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North Korea appears to have suddenly changed its tune, but this is only part of its longstanding survival strategy.

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Credits

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Quote and inspiration comes from:
The Real North Korea, by Andrei Lankov (highly recommended): https://www.amazon.com/Real-North-Korea-Politics-Stalinist/dp/0199390037 (*The quote was edited for length)

Rules for Rulers, CGP Grey: https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs

The Mark Zuckerberg gif and joke is from a Reddit post (not mine): https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/8bb5r8/mark_zuckerbot_at_his_congress_hearing/

https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/6partytalks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Korean_missile_tests

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/jul/04/north-korea-announces-successful-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-test-video

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/12/19/16794970/wannacry-north-korea-bossert-cyberattacks

http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/cns-north-korea-missile-test-database/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Korean_missile_tests

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/28/north-korea-has-fired-ballistic-missile-say-reports-in-south-korea

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/27/17290344/north-korea-south-korea-kim-jong-un-moon-trump

North Korean Olympic Cheerleaders: https://twitter.com/BBCDavidMcDaid/status/962276136376983555

Mike Pompeo Meeting Image: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-mike-pompeo-kim-jong-un_us_5ae240c3e4b055fd7fc9fa0f

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