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EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 35 MIN

Privileged But Powerless

from The Impossible State · host CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Jieun Baek discussed her new book, Privileged but Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime’s Greatest Weakness, and examined how grievances among North Korea’s elites may shape the regime’s future stability and security, while also exploring new approaches to addressing the North Korean threat.

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