North Korea may become more unbalanced as Kim Jong-un aides continue to vanish

North Korea’s despotic leader Kim Jong-un may become a bigger threat to the stability of his nation as the small inner circle advising him continues to shrink, often by banishment and killings. Though former advisers may have offered some balanced perspectives on his decisions, the men who are left are terrified and completely controlled by the young leader, experts note.

 

Kim demands absolute obedience from his aides, reports Bloomberg. Those who have dared to challenge him have not fared well in the hermit nation. He quickly purged aides who served his father and grandfather, either by sending them away or ordering them killed.

 

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