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‘The young dictator comes under close scrutiny in this intelligent account’ Sunday Times When Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea in 2011, many expected his rule to be short. Years later, he remains the unchallenged dictator of a nuclear rogue state with weaponry capable of threatening the West. In this behind-the-scenes look, former CIA analyst and North Korea expert Jung H. Pak reveals the explosive story of Kim Jong II’s third son: the spoilt and impetuous child, the mediocre student, the ruthless murderer, the shrewd grand strategist.

A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea's Kim Jong Un--from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump--by a leading American expert "Shrewdly sheds light on the world's most recognizable mysterious leader, his life and what's really going on behind the curtain."--Newsweek When Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea following his father's death in 2011, predictions about his imminent fall were rife. North Korea was isolated, poor, unable to feed its people, and clinging to its nuclear program for legitimacy. Surely this twentysomething with a bizarre haircut and no leadership experience would soon be usurped by his elders. Instead, the opposite happened. Now in his midthirties, Kim Jong Un has solidified his grip on his country and brought the United States and the region to the brink of war. Still, we know so little about him--or how he rules. Enter former CIA analyst Jung Pak, whose brilliant Brookings Institution essay "The Education of Kim Jong Un" cemented her status as the go-to authority on the calculating young leader. From the beginning of Kim's reign, Pak has been at the forefront of shaping U.S. policy on North Korea and providing strategic assessments for leadership at the highest levels in the government. Now, in this masterly book, she traces and explains Kim's ascent on the world stage, from his brutal power-consolidating purges to his abrupt pivot toward diplomatic engagement that led to his historic--and still poorly understood--summits with President Trump. She also sheds light on how a top intelligence analyst assesses thorny national security problems: avoiding biases, questioning assumptions, and identifying risks as well as opportunities. In piecing together Kim's wholly unique life, Pak argues that his personality, perceptions, and preferences are underestimated by Washington policy wonks, who assume he sees the world as they do. As the North Korean nuclear threat grows, Becoming Kim Jong Un gives readers the first authoritative, behind-the-scenes look at Kim's character and motivations, creating an insightful biography of the enigmatic man who could rule the hermit kingdom for decades--and has already left an indelible imprint on world history.

Hvem er Kim Jong-un? Ofte bliver han af vestlige medier portrætteret som en slags forvokset baby, en utilregnelig og temperamentsfuld diktator, man aldrig ved, hvor man har. Men han har adgang til atomvåben og skal ikke undervurderes.Den unge diktatorKim Jong-un kom til magten i Nordkorea efter sin fars død i 2011; han var da blot 27 år gammel. Landet var fattigt, og mange tvivlede på, om den uerfarne Kim Jong-un ville holde længe som leder. Nu er historien en anden. Kim Jong-un har formået at konsolidere sit greb om nationen, som med atomvåben, et stort anlagt militært program og slet skjulte krigstrusler må tages seriøst som aktør på verdens storpolitiske scene.Jung H. Pak er som tidligere CIA-analytiker ekspert i Nordkorea og Kim Jong-un. Hun har været med til at forme den amerikanske politiske tilgang til Nordkorea og giver i bogen et vidende og skarpt indblik i baggrunden for den unge diktator med den besynderlige frisure.TransformationenI bogen kommer vi helt tæt på Kim Jong-uns transformation fra ukendt tronfølger til berygtet tyran. Hans familiebaggrund i et fattigt land på randen af hungersnød oprulles, og hans forvandling til en af verdens mest frygtede mænd forklares. Dørene åbnes blandt andet til de famøse resultatløse møder med præsident Donald Trump med henblik på nedrustning af atomvåben, og vi får forklaringen på, hvad Kim Jong-uns dagsorden i virkeligheden var.Bogen Kim Jong-un samler brikkerne til en fascinerende og skræmmende person. Vi er med bag scenen og får en indsigt i Kim Jong-uns personlighed og motivation. Til en forståelse af den nuværende storpolitiske verdenssituation, hvor atomvåben står centralt, er bogen om Kim Jong-un et uomgængeligt værk.JUNG H. PAK har været ansat i CIA og er nu ansat som ekspert i Koreastudier hos Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies, hvor hun fokuserer på udfordringer for den nationale sikkerhed i USA. Hun har skrevet for The Atlantic, USA Today og The Hill og er hyppigt benyttet som Nordkoreaekspert på tv, i dokumentarer og podcasts. Hun er ph.d. i historie fra Columbia University.