Kim Jong-Un's New Strategy: Explained
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First 500 people get 2 months free of Skillshare: http://skl.sh/polymatter5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/polymatterTwitter: https://twitter.com/polymattersDiscord: https://discord.gg/gdPC6eNorth Korea appears to have suddenly changed its tune, but this is only part of its longstanding survival strategy.CreditsMusic is “Lurking” by Silent PartnerMusic during sponsor segment is Sunrise Drive, South London HiFiQuote and inspiration comes from:The Real North Korea, by Andrei Lankov (highly recommended): https://www.amazon.com/Real-North-Korea-Politics-Stalinist/dp/0199390037 (*The quote was edited for length)Rules for Rulers, CGP Grey: https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gsThe Mark Zuckerberg gif and joke is from a Reddit post (not mine): https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/8bb5r8/mark_zuckerbot_at_his_congress_hearing/https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/6partytalkshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Korean_missile_testshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympicshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/jul/04/north-korea-announces-successful-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-test-videohttps://www.vox.com/world/2017/12/19/16794970/wannacry-north-korea-bossert-cyberattackshttp://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/cns-north-korea-missile-test-database/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Korean_missile_testshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/28/north-korea-has-fired-ballistic-missile-say-reports-in-south-koreahttps://www.vox.com/2018/4/27/17290344/north-korea-south-korea-kim-jong-un-moon-trumpNorth Korean Olympic Cheerleaders: https://twitter.com/BBCDavidMcDaid/status/962276136376983555Mike Pompeo Meeting Image: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-mike-pompeo-kim-jong-un_us_5ae240c3e4b055fd7fc9fa0f