Power Vacuum in Pyongyang
<p>Kim Jong-un did not have time to get control of the country before his father’s death. North Korea expert Richard C. Bush on what happens next—and the chance for real reform. Plus, <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/12/19/china-fears-unrest-instability-in-north-korea-after-kim-jong-il-s-death.html">full coverage of Kim Jong-il: photos, videos, and breaking updates</a>.<br> </p>
North Korea's Nuclear Bargain
The Brookings Institution’s Richard Bush cracks open the black box that is North Korea for the reasons behind Kim Jong Il’s audacious nuclear test—including a succession crisis, power projection, and simple provocation.