Why sanctions won't turn North Koreans against Kim Jong Un any time soon



Opinion Why sanctions won’t turn North Koreans against Kim Jong Un any time soon The country’s elite have too much to lose, and the common people are too repressed, for an uprising to be feasible Andrei Lankov January 9, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. As we enter the new year, there is, presumably, yet another "dramatic" episode of the seemingly endless North Korean nuclear and missile soap opera just around the corner. However, there is good reason to believe that the coming confrontation will fail to result in anything much, no matter how noisy the rhetoric becomes. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. As we enter the new year, there is, presumably, yet another "dramatic" episode of the seemingly endless North Korean nuclear and missile soap opera just around the corner. However, there is good reason to believe that the coming confrontation will fail to result in anything much, no matter how noisy the rhetoric becomes. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Why sanctions won’t turn North Koreans against Kim Jong Un any time soon

The country’s elite have too much to lose, and the common people are too repressed, for an uprising to be feasible

Andrei Lankov January 9, 2020

Why sanctions won’t turn North Koreans against Kim Jong Un any time soon

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Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News.

As we enter the new year, there is, presumably, yet another "dramatic" episode of the seemingly endless North Korean nuclear and missile soap opera just around the corner. However, there is good reason to believe that the coming confrontation will fail to result in anything much, no matter how noisy the rhetoric becomes.

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