Kim Jong Un And His Current Leadership

The northern border is known as the DMZ (demilitarized zone) it is the most heavily armed border in the world. At 2.5 miles wide and 150-miles long the heavily mined and guarded area has served as a buffer zone since the cease fire in 1953.(3) The united States helps to guard the DMZ and protect the ROK with approximately 30,000 troops and an arsenal of military equipment. The country of South Korea is unable to maintain their own Nuclear weapons and relies on the US Militaries nuclear weapons program to match North Koreas Nuclear weapons program. Although the ROK army is well equipped and well trained it lacks the sheer numbers and nuclear capabilities to match North Korea. Therefore the ROK relies heavily on the United States military assistance. However with the ROK’s consistent progression and strong economy it’s only a matter of time before the ROK will no longer need the help of the USA. (4)

North Korea, formally known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a relic of the Cold War and the world’s last remaining totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship. Arguably the most secretive state in the world, North Korea poses a unique set of challenges to the world, especially to its democratic and capitalist neighbor, South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea (ROK). As one of the last remnants of the Cold War era, North Korea remains an anomaly of the international system due to its unpredictable nature and disregard for international norms. With the recent bombardment of the South Korean Island of Yeongpyong and the sinking of the warship Cheonan, tensions between the two Koreas are at the lowest point since

Since the 1950’s North Korea has posed as dangerous threat to The United States and its allies. With North Korea development of Nuclear arms and its consistent hostile rhetoric and actions towards the United States. With the North Korea’s development of a long range ICBM, more now than ever the United States has been put into a position where its and many of its

There is no disbelief that the United States has had historical conflicts with North Korea’s dictatorial leaders. Currently there have been passing threats from North Korea’s dictatorial leader Kim Jung Un to US president Donald Trump. Using current international approaches to the North Korean nuclear problem-solutions are based on the logic of crime and punishment. “According to this approach, North Korea’s crimes – possession of nuclear weapons and violation of UN resolutions – must be punished through forceful, comprehensive sanctions. Such sanctions, the thinking goes, will cause so much discomfort in the North that the regime will be at risk of collapse and Kim Jung Un will be compelled to choose denuclearization (Moon, 2016, pg. 343).” Policy makers ideally want to ensure that foreign policy is perfected to the best of their knowledge and that national security is performing to the best of their ability. “America’s main motive has always been denuclearization in line with its nonproliferation policy, especially after post 9/11 security concerns (Petrželová, 2017, pg. 10).” To avoid similar events to 9/11 posed by North Korea, policy makers should allow counterterrorism tactics to be executed as thoroughly as possible. The protection and safety of US citizens should always be a top priority for government agencies and policy makers. Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s

According to the Washington Times article, Gause, K. E. (2016), Kim Jong-un has been taking on a more people-friendly approach that greatly differs from his father. Jong-un has no difficulty in talking during speeches and maintains a steady state of progression for North Korea. He has been proving that he fully understands his responsibilities as the new Supreme Leader of North Korea. Despite his ease into assimilation of the position of Supreme Leader, he is lacking one thing. He does not have the undying loyalty of his people. He has to grow on the people of North Korea before he really becomes one with the people of his country. While earning the people's trust, Kim Jong-un must be wary of turning into a tyrant and losing his chance at gaining

Global security: Under his leadership, North Korea adopts a new strategic line on develop its army technology to have nuclear weapon and hydrogen bomb. Experts believe by 2020, North Korea will have over a hundred nuclear and biological weapons if left unchecked. Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea breaks, and ignores international laws. On March 7, 2013, North Korea threatened the US with a nuclear attack.Therefore, North Korea under Kim Jong Un will keep threaten several countries and threaten the global security.

The North Korean regime is a hybrid threat because of the dynamic combination of its robust Korean People’s Army (KPA), its use and continued development of asymmetric warfare and the use of illicit criminal operations around the world. These elements operate to achieve and attain three major strategic intentions for North Korea. They are the survival of the regime, maintaining an independent North Korea and the ultimate goal for the reunification of the Korean peninsula (Scobell 2005).

The impact North Korea poses on the global community outweighs its geographical size. Having only a landmass about the size of Mississippi, North Korea houses a population of 23 million people. This small communist county is one of the most isolated and controlled places in the world. Formed after World War II and having only two leaders during its time of existence, this country has displayed defiant acts against the global community throughout its history. Currently under heavy sanctions by the U.N., North Korea illustrates a blatant disregard to international law through trade of prohibited goods. Its obsession with nuclear weapons in recent years, its continuous disregard to human life and its affiliation to terrorism creates fear

This essay aims to uncover whether an attack by North Korea on South Korea is firstly plausible and secondly whether any form of deterrence will be effective in preventing such an attack. It will first explore the perception of North Korea as an irrational or rogue state and the state’s motivations to attack the South. It will then study the current avenues of deterrence in place and previous

The relationship between the US and North Korea has been fraught with tension for many years. This paper explores the history of the relationship while discussing possible causes for the tension.

North Korea defines its military actions as part of a historical continuum and…will continue to use force as the single most important policy tool in the foreseeable future” –says Narushige Michishita, Deputy Director of Japan Ministry of Defense. . The Korean Peninsula is the last remaining division of Cold War along its Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). To the south lies the Republic of Korea (ROK), which is one of the world’s fastest growing economies and to its north lies the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), better known as North Korea, a country of continued repression and seclusion from the outside world. The succession Communist Kim-regime has an iron fist reign over the DPRK since the country’s formation in 1948, stands as the

The leader of North Korea Kim- Jong-Un is an example why we should not appease. He can be considered an aggressive person he became one of the first people who tested nuclear bombs. I know this because in the article “North Korea Vs. The World” it states “ The country's young ruler, Kim Jong Un, is very aggressive and unpredictable… He defied the world by testing nuclear bomb.” This implies that he has the power to have nuclear bomb, he is also described “aggressive and unpredictable” which brings fear to the other nations he has an aggressive power and his plans. To add on in the same article it says “ Kim said his country was preparing to run its first test of a long- range middle which could reach the U.S” this shows that Kim is already

Leadership is a key dynamic in our society, but sometimes the ability to lead a group gets abused. One of the most recognized examples of this is the leadership in North Korea. North Korea's leadership is very problematic for various reasons. Firstly, the people of North Korea are not allowed to form their own ideas. Secondly, North Korean people have no freedom to work or act as they would like. Lastly, the people in North Korea are not allowed to learn, unless it is good for North Korea.

Kin Jong-un stepped into the spotlight in 2011, when he inherited the position of the leader of North Korea from his father. Ever since, he’s been causing a stir in the global community. But who is Kim Jong-un?

Play is like happiness, you can never get enough of it. I think by Kim Jong-Un taking away play and freedom from his citizens it sends a message to the rest of the world that issues that we thought were not apparent still are. Another example of this would be during World War II when Adolf Hitler took away the freedoms of the innocent Jewish people and sent them to prisoner of war camps. When the war ended on September 2,1945, the world believed that they would not see or hear no more evil ever again. Throughout the past seventy years this statement is misleading because of the multiple civil and country wars that have broken out with millions of lives lost. Supreme leader Kim Jong-Un has taken