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Incentives for North Korea’s soft landing

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By John Delury & Moon Chung-in

After 17 years at the helm, the “Dear Leader” is no more, and suddenly we are faced with a reality on which so much “contingency planning” has been based. So, what can we expect of the next chapter in North Korea’s political history?

And how ought the key players ― South Korea, the United States and China ― navigate this sensitive and critical transition period?

To date, we see no evidence of near-term