David W. Shin

Kim Jong-un's Strategy for Survival

A Method to Madness

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book, David W. Shin argues that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is often labeled a madman by the press, is actually a competent strategist who has been consistently underestimated.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 929g
• ISBN-13: 9781793608208
• ISBN-10: 1793608202
• Artikelnr.: 60075036

Autorenporträt

By David W. Shin

Inhaltsangabe

1 Madness, Brinkmanship, and Madman Theory
2 The Ambitious Third Son as Natural Heir to His Grandfather
3 North Korea's Totalitarianism: Balancing Terror with Co-option
4 Kim Jong-Un's Understanding of the Security Environment in 2012
5 New Byungjin Line and Kim Jong-Un's Successful Nuclear ICBM Gambit
6 August 2015 Landmine Incident: Limited War of Legitimacy
7 Nuclear Crisis in 2017 with a "Madman" and Perfecting Kim's Nuclear ICBMs
8 Kim Jong-un's Charm Offensive and Diplomatic Stalemate with the U.S.