Military officials applaud together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during the Unhasu concert in Pyongyang, in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency April 16, 2013. REUTERS-KCNA
Preparing For A North Korean Collapse -- Michael Miner, The Diplomat
How the international community might fulfill its responsibility to prepare for the unthinkable.
A report by Bruce Bennett and the RAND Corporation has brought attention to one of the most important issues for international politics. Ironically, despite being a region of vital interest within American foreign policy, there has been very little public discussion of what to do in the event of government collapse in North Korea. Bennett’s timely report provides a series of vital contributions to the discussion and further outlines the lack of preparation in political, social, economic and military terms. Yet beyond the critical end game for the Korean peninsula are deeper questions concerning how any international force might respond. Specifically, how can the U.S. and Republic of Korea effectively mobilize regional powers with their differing security and development goals?
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My Comment: I just do not see such a collapse happening soon. The North Korean elites are still being taken care of, and the critical military and intelligence services that shore up this government are still in place and loyal to the regime.
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