Countries:
South Korea, North Korea
Topics:
Economics, Governance, Politics

“There is more evidence to suggest that North Korea really is in dire financial straits after all,” writes Joshua at The Korea Liberator. “Some would not call this a novel conclusion to make about a country in which 2.5 million people have starved to death…”

“No one will miss Kim Jong Il when his regime falls. But few stop to seriously think about what will happen when North and South Korea become one,” says ComingAnarchy's Curzon, linking to some post-Kim possibilities at The Marmot's Hole.

One Response to
“North Korea: Regime unstable?”

  1. LeRoy Soper:
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    Has anyone written about the comparison of Kim Jong 11 with Romania’s Nicolae Ceausescu?

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