North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il has passed over his two older sons and chosen Kim Jong-un, who is not yet 30, to replace him. Richard Bush, senior fellow and director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings, outlines the moves the father has taken to promote and protect his son, and the consequences for the rest of the world.
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Podcast@ Brookings Podcast: Regime Change in North Korea
October 8, 2010
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