Understanding North Korea: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions

In this episode of the Need to Know, host John Milewski explores what we know and what we think we know about North Korea with expert insights from Sung-Yoon Lee, a Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Indo-Pacific Program. Yoon explains the complexities behind North Korea's strategic maneuvers, military ambitions, and the intricacies of its ruling regime. He also dispels common myths and provides a clear-eyed analysis of the motivations and tactics of one of the world's most secretive and misunderstood nations.

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Lee Sung Yoon is an expert on the Korean peninsula or an expert on Confucianism

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Professor Lee Sung Yoon is fluent in Korean and French 😅😅