Kim Jong-un’s miscalculations leave his regime in North Korea hanging by a thread
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Three events have precipitated the crisis: UN sanctions, Kim’s harsh Covid-19 controls and his failed bid to court Russia and China in a defiant nuclear push. The only remaining means of preserving state integrity is the use of terror and repression.