Kim Jong-un's Strategy for Survival

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.

David W. Shin

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.