North Korea is known to the world as one of the most authoritarian nations. Despite the regular predictions of collapse coming from Western political scientists, the Kim dynasty succeeded in creating a political system that outlived all communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe; a system that survived one of the biggest famines in modern history; a system that continues to exist today despite literally the harshest possible economic sanctions regime in the world. Why is the North Korean regime so resilient and stable? I will talk about that in today’s episode. For more details visit - www.askmeaboutdprk.wordpress.com