The Man Who Would Be Kim
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5066144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Byung-Joon Ahn (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 94 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-7120 • E-ISSN: 2327-7793 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/20046931 |
| OpenAlex | W2558760984 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
The Korean peninsula has entered a period of grave uncertainty. The death of North Korean President Kim II Sung on July 8 came at a critical moment. The United States had just resumed talks to probe whether North Korea would abandon its nuclear weapons program in return for diplomatic recognition and economic assistance. With Kim's death, the answer to that question, which will define the fate of not only the North but the entire peninsula, fell into the untested hands of his son, Kim Jong II. It is a question that this oddly reclu sive man cannot hope to answer. Having assumed power when he did, the younger Kim is caught in a bind that only his father might have had the power, if not the wisdom, to break. Kim Jong Il's dilemma is this: the North's increasing isolation and impoverishment make political and economic reform imperative; but Kim may find reform impossible. His legitimacy rests almost solely with the mantle of extreme nationalism inherited from his revered father. Kim will have little choice now but to continue down that road. But the need for economic opening is so overwhelming, the North's isolationist course and pursuit of nuclear weapons so unten able, and Kim's apparent abilities so limited that his regime will almost surely be short-lived
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2017 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |