An assessment of the last decade of the Kim Jong-un regime

1. Introduction ················································································ 1 2. Establishing the Rule of Kim Jong-un and Stabilizing the Power ·························································································· 5 A. North Korea’s Politics with the Designated Successor in Place(2009∼2011) ···························································································· 8 B. The Governing System and Basic Features of the Policy Direction of the Kim Jong-un Regime ······························································ 10 C. Reorganizing the Governing System under the Kim Jong-un Regime ·································································································· 13 3. Nuclear Diplomacy and Changes in Foreign Policy of the Kim Jong-un Regime ····························································· 19 A. Foundation of Nuclear Diplomacy under the Kim Jong-un Regime ·································································································· 21 B. Kim Jong-un Regime’s Foreign Policy ············································· 27 4. North Korean Economy of the Kim Jong-un Regime: Economic Policy, External Trade, and People’s Livelihoods ··································································································· 35 A. Economic Policy ··················································································· 37 B. External Trade ····················································································· 39 C. People’s Life ······················································································· 43 5. North Korea’s Social Policy in the Kim Jong-un Era: Focused on Welfare and Control ········································ 49 A. System and Operation of North Korea’s Social Policy ·················· 51 B. Undermined Public Nature of Social Policy ···································· 55 C. Ramping Up Social Control and Limitations ··································· 58 D. Assessment and Prospects ································································ 60 6. Conclusion ················································································ 63

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