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Kim Jong-Un's Strategy for Survival
A Method to Madness
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2020
Summary
In Kim Jong-un’s Strategy for Survival, David W. Shin contends that Kim Jong-un's consolidation of power at home and the leveraging of Beijing, Moscow, Seoul, and Washington, and others abroad show that he is not a madman and, like the two earlier Kims, has consistently been underestimated. Shin presents an alternative framework for Kim Jong-un’s behavior through his analysis of Kim's background and his development as the successor to his father, Kim Jong-il; the evolution of the totalitarian system Kim inherited from his grandfather, Kim Il-sung; and the security environment after Kim Jong-il’s death in 2011. This book is recommended for scholars and students of political science, Asian studies, international relations, and history.
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Edition
1/2020
Copyright Year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-0820-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-0821-5
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
464
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Dedication No access
Contents No access
List of Figures and Tables No access
Abbreviations No access
Acknowledgments No access
The Divergent Psychoanalysis of Kim Jong-un’s Leadership No access
Why Strategy Matters in Understanding How Kim Survives No access
Applying Principles of Strategy to Assess How Kim Survives No access
Structure of the Book No access
Notes No access
Chapter 1 Madness, Brinkmanship, and Madman Theory No access
Chapter 2 The Ambitious Third Son as Natural Heir to His Grandfather No access
Chapter 3 North Korea’s Totalitarianism No access
Chapter 4 Kim Jong-un’s Understanding of the Security Environment in 2012 No access
Chapter 5 New Byungjin Line and Kim Jong-un’s Successful Nuclear ICBM Gambit No access
Chapter 6 August 2015 Landmine Incident No access
Chapter 7 Nuclear Crisis in 2017 with a “Madman” and Perfecting Kim’s Nuclear ICBMs No access
Chapter 8 Kim Jong-un’s Charm Offensive and Diplomatic Stalemate with the United States No access
