With the death of his father, Kim Jong Un has been thrust into the role of “Great Successor”… a somewhat disconcerting task for a person who is virtually unknown, even to the North Korean people. Those people however have been directed to “faithfully revere” their new leader.
North Korea is currently grappling with difficult nuclear negotiations with the United States and chronic food shortages. The fate of North Korea, its people, and perhaps the potential of nuclear war now rests in the hands of an unproven twenty-something year old.