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September 2011 VOL. 34 NO. 9 |
| CONTENTS COVER STORY A YEAR AFTER KIM JONG-UN’S POLITICAL DEBUT RISING TO FOREFRONT OF POWER HIERARCHY 2 After the party conference, N. Korea started engaging in a set of positive propaganda activities aimed at promoting Jong-un as the heir apparent. STATUS AND ROLE AS POWER SUCCESSOR 5 Kim Jong-un’s status within the power hierarchy appears to have been upgraded, while accompanying his father on an array of activities. GROWING PERSONALITY CULT FOR LEADER-IN-WAITING 9 Kim Jong-un’s image as the next leader has mostly been boosted through the North’s state media as well as a string of propaganda activities. KIM JONG-UN’S GUARDIANS AND SUPPORT GROUPS 12 Kim Jong-un will succeed his father first by obtaining control of the military and then by using the military to take general power. ASSESSMENTS OF KIM JONG-UN’S LEADERSHIP 16 North Korea has tried to use the images of its previous two leaders in order to help Kim Jong-un establish himself as the leader-in-waiting. CONTRIBUTION By Cheong Seong-Chang, Ph, D. CURRENT STATE OF KIM JONG-UN POWER SUCCESSION 19 It is expected that for Kim Jong-un to attract the voluntary support of the populace will prove to be a far more difficult challenge. ANALYSES SEEKING THE RESUMPTION OF THE SIX-PARTY TALKS 24 N. Korea and the U.S. held rare talks in New York in late July on how to resume the stalled six-party talks for the North’s denuclearization. NEWS FOLLOW-UP REALITY OF N. KOREA’S NUCLEAR ARMS PROGRAMS 28 Although estimates on North Korea’s nuclear capabilities vary, most experts agree that it is now a ‘fully fledged nuclear power.’ NEWS FOCUS N. Korean State Media Stops Slandering S. Korean President 32 MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS Internal Affairs 34 External Affairs 40 INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS STUDIES By Choi Soo-young, Ph, D. THE MARKETIZATION OF THE NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY: A FOCUS ON THE COMMODITY AND DISTRIBUTION SECTORS 46 FOREIGN TIPS 58 PEOPLE & CHROLOLOGICAL REVIEW 60 |
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