What’s the status of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un? Is his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, the heir apparent? Michael Auslin, the Hoover Institution’s Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia and co-host of Hoover’s Pacific Century podcast, discusses the family dynamics at play in Pyongyang and possible changes to American diplomacy post-November election.

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  1. colleenb Member
    colleenb Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Great info from Michael Auslin – and no McRibs were harmed in the process! Seriously that was excellent information on the Kims and North Korea. Thanks. 

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    • August 28, 2020, at 10:28 AM PDT
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