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PacNet #85 – Dealing with “North Korea 3.0”: The Same Game?

A year has passed since Kim Jong-un became the leader of North Korea. While there are some underlying changes, the current leadership looks and has acted a lot like its predecessors. The satellite launch on Dec. 12 was essentially a message from Pyongyang – "Merry Christmas, we’re still here and we’ll be back again next year."