What makes Kim Jong Un tick?
- Written by Stephen Benedict Dyson, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Kim Jong Un is a “smart cookie,” President Donald Trump said recently of North Korea’s leader.
“He’s 27 years old,” Trump mused. “His father dies, [he] took over a regime. So say what you want but that is not easy.”
Kim, who has assassinated his internal rivals using anti-aircraft guns and chemical...