Instable Dictator Kim Jung Il

1. Description:

When the President Bush referred North Korean as “Axis of Evil”, the position of United States against North Korea became very clear. There would be no bargain between US and N.K. So N.K. came up with new card in hands, “Nuclear weapon” and proclaimed that North Korea is possessing nuke weapon already. Still US’s position is watching over every move that N.K. is making, but no new solution was presented by US. Dictator Kim Jung Il was near miss from the assassination at YongChun Station on the way back home, that it is a strong indication that Dictator Kim Jung Il is still not in a stable position yet, after his Father, Kim Il Sung’s death.

2. Enablers

Factors which strengthen this driving force. 1. Untouchable military power 2. Worst economic situation 3. No more strong support from Russia and China 4. Assassination attempt

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3. Inhibitors

Factors which weaken this driving force. 1. Strong support from large group 2. Last card of nuclear weapon 3. Hallow effect from his father, Kim Il Sung

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4. Paradigms

Old: With help from his father, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jung Il was a supported leader. New: less support from military and people. Much weakened

5. Experts

Hwang, JangYup

6. Timing

Assassination attempt in 2004 People starved to death from 2000

7. Web resources

http://www.time.com/time/asia/news/article/0,9754,170378,00.html http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501030127-409633,00.html