A much better model is that it is ruled by the Kim family as a dictatorship for the last eighty years. Wars, other countries, and the like are mere sideshows. S

A much better model is that it is ruled by the Kim family as a dictatorship for the last eighty years. Wars, other countries, and the like are mere sideshows. Sure, they influenced NK’s history, but fundamentally it is a story of autocratic rule more than anything else.