Kim Jong Il: The Passing Of A Tyrant And The Ensuing Power Struggle -- Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes
Kim Jong Il, who died Saturday at the age of 69, was the last leader of a Stalinist state held together by a Stalin-like cult of personality, brutal repression and disposition of rents to supporters. Like Stalin, Kim Jong Il rid the North Korean leadership of any possible independent-thinking rivals. There are no Gorbachevs or Dengs in the wings. But the grooming of his chosen successor, third son Kim Jong Un, remains incomplete, and this throws something of a monkey wrench in succession plans.
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Commentaries, opinions, And Editorials
Kim Jong Un: 10 Things You Might Not Know About North Korea’s New Leader -- Time
With N. Korea’s Kim Jong-il dead, who’s in charge? -- By Andrew Salmon, The Washington Times
Cigars, cognac and mass starvation: 10 facts that divide North Korea from the world -- MSNBC
With Kim Jong Il death, shock of the unknown -- CNN
What's Next for North Korea After Kim's Death? -- ABC News
The Death of Kim Jong Il: A Nightmare Before Christmas -- Howard Chua-Eoan, Time
Viewpoint: Will Kim's death aid US ties? -- Donal P. Gregg, BBC
Kim Jong-il dies: Will his son replace him as leader of North Korea? -- Donald Kirk, Christian Science Monitor
Kim’s death is one more headache for China -- Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal
South Korea is the key -- Sunny Lee, Asia Times
The Arab Spring was just a warmup -- Jim Hoagland, Star Tribune/Washington Post
Keeping the Arab Spring alive -- Washington Post editorial
Taking leave of Iraq -- L.A. Times editorial
The U.S. withdrawal from Iraq marks the end America’s great expectations -- Andrew J. Bacevich, Washington Post
Victory in Iraq -- Don Surber, Daily Mail
Iraqis ask U.S.: Why so many mistakes? -- Arwa Damon, CNN
The Pakistanis Have a Point -- Bill Keller, New York Times
Shortchanging Somalia -- L.A. Times editorial
Turkey's human rights challenges -- L.A. Times editorial
Britain, the IMF, and the world's richest beggar -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph
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