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November 13, 2024
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“The great successor”: making sense of the rise and rise of Kim Jong Un

A new book paints a compelling, if limited, picture of the young leader’s life and changing country

You can buy "The Great Successor" by Anna Fifield here. 

When Kim Jong Un took the podium beside his father at a military parade in North Korea’s capital in October 2010, Anna Fifield points out in her new book, he was surrounded by men whose days were numbered.

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