#28 Anna Fifield: How Kim Jong Un Stays in Power

How does Kim Jong Un stay in power?In this episode of The Next Best, Marcel Dirsus speaks with journalist Anna Fifield, former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief and author of The Great Successor, about the inner workings of North Korea's dictatorship.They discuss Kim Jong Un's rise to power, the assassination of his half-brother, North Korea's relationship with Russia and China, the regime's nuclear ambitions, propaganda, life inside the world's most secretive state, and whether the Kim dynasty can survive another generation.Buy Anna's book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/anna-fifield/the-great-successor/9781541742499/?lens=publicaffairsSubscribe to Anna's newsletter: https://annafifieldnz.substack.com