Expert: North Korea Purge Isn't Over -- CNN
(CNN) - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Thursday, the country's state-run media reported.
The State Department is not involved in the trip, and Rodman is not officially representing the U.S.
"I'm not of the view that this is a particularly positive development," said Christopher Hill, dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at Denver University.
Hill said there are usually two sides to such widely-reported trips to North Korea. On the one hand it helps the regime suggest that everything is normal. On the other, it might be an opportunity to send a clear message to the Hermit Kingdom – on human rights violations, for example, or to advocate for the release of imprisoned American citizen Kenneth Bae.
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More News And Analysis On The Purges In North Korea
N. Koreans swear loyalty to leader following bloody purge -- Global Post/Yonhap News
North Korea Purge Raises Risk of Kim Jong Un’s Show of Force -- Bloomberg Businessweek
North Korea's Kim is Purging 'Grumpy Old Men' -- IBTimes
North Korea Purge: Who is the New No.2 Man after Kim Jong-un? -- International Business Times
Jang's execution halts China-N. Korea joint venture, alienates investors -- Asahi Shimbun
North Korea purge confounds China -- Market Watch
North Korean intrigue. The execution of power -- The Economist
'Military behind Jang execution' -- Chung Min-uck, Korea Times
The North Korean purge -- Gwynne Dyer, Hurriyet Daily News
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