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In-person (Mandela auditorium) & online event:
Zoom link for accessing the event:
https://zoom.us/j/98072415115
Thur., Sept. 12, 2024 - 5.30pm EST:
"How Dangerous is North Korea? Five Myths about the Ultra-Strange Despotic State"
Dr. SUNG-YOON LEE
in conversation with
Prof. Klaus Larres
Location:
Mandela auditorium. Fed Ex Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27516
(after 5pm: please use the parking deck beneath the Fed Ex building)
Dr Sung-Yoon Lee is a former long-time faculty member at Tufts University in Boston and Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. He is the author of the bestselling book
"The Sister: The Extraordinary Story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea"
(PanMacmillan, 2023). ,
Zoom link for accessing the event:
https://zoom.us/j/98072415115
‘In explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge and understanding of North Korea’s extreme, ruthless and self-obsessed dynastic autocracy, the creators and rulers of a de-facto nuclear weapon state. Not a reassuring story’ – Sir John Scarlett, former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
Written by Dr Sung-Yoon Lee, a scholar and specialist on North Korea who has advised the US government, The Sister is a jaw-dropping account of the spectacular rise of Kim Yo Jong, de-facto deputy to her brother, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and the most powerful woman in North Korea.
The Sister uncovers the truth about Kim Yo Jong, her close bond with Kim Jong Un and the lessons in manipulation they learned from their father. Lee also examines the iron grip the Kim dynasty has on their country, the grotesque deaths of family members deemed disloyal, and the signs that Kim Yo Jong has been positioned as her brother’s successor should he die while his own children are young.
Readable and insightful, this book is an invaluable portrait of a woman who might yet hold the survival of her despotic dynasty in her hands.
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