The First Empress of North Korea!

Kim Ju Ae, a middle school-age girl who is always in a fur coat, made the global headlines again.North Korean state media calls her the “Respected Daughter.”South Korean intelligence calls her the “successor.”Foreign headlines call her the future ruler of a nuclear monarchy.In this episode, we dissect the Kim Ju Ae succession story through succession mechanics, elite incentives, and the regime’s own political theology. We walk through how past transitions worked from the Great Leader to the Supreme Leader, and imagine a scenario of how this cutie pie might eventually become the fourth leader of the Kim dynasty.