The Impossible State

From a seasoned advisor, “a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy” ( Foreign Affairs ). In The Impossible State , international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea’s history, the rise of the Kim family dynasty, and the obsessive personality cult that empowers them. He illuminate