Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-28 – COL George Shatzer – “SRAD Director’s Corner: Understanding North Korea and Key to Security in East Asia”

In this episode, Colonel George Shatzer focuses on North Korea and the Kim family regime. He reviews Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator by Jung H. Pak and Rationality in the North Korean Regime: Understanding the Kims’ Strategy of Provocation by David W. Shin and shows how these books might help readers better understand North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un and the implications of his actions for US foreign and military policy in the region. The books also provide insights for strategists attempting to plan for security in East Asia. Read the article: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol52/iss3/5/