Editor’s word: The next article is an opinion piece by Joseph Kim, a North Korean defector and program supervisor for international coverage on the George W. Bush Institute. Views expressed in opinion articles are solely the writer’s personal and don’t signify these of NK Information.
Kim Jong Un isn’t North Korea — to completely perceive the nation, we should separate the regime from the individuals.
Any assumption that the North Korea “downside” should be resolved by way of a government-to-government framework overlooks the function of the North Korean individuals in figuring out their very own future.
This actuality should be half