 Opinion Why there’s more to the inner-workings of North Korea than just Kim Jong UnA new report shows how we need more focus on DPRK institutions and the people who comprise them  More than ever since January 2017, "North Korea watchers" have been wrestling with a dilemma typical for analyzing autocracies: does one take a personalist interpretation of the DPRK’s diplomacy and statecraft, honing in on the methods, statements, visions, and quirks of the dictator? Or, does one maintain a more systemic approach toward the state, and assume that institutions matter, may occasionally conflict, and even have a certain degree of agency? © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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