In 1945, once WWII had come to an end, Soviet troops occupied the North, while U.S. troops controlled the South. In 1948, Red Army-trained Kim Il-sung was appointed the North's leader. But in 1950, after declaring independence int he South, North Korea invades. In 1953, the Armistice ends Korean War, costing two million lives. In 1980, Kim Il-sung's son, Kim Jong-il, becomes the new leader. From 1996 on for a few years, famine is spread throughout Korea, greatly affecting the North, yet the leaders not doing anything about it.
In 2013, North Korea carries out its third nuclear test, and in May they test four short-range missiles in two days. In July of 2013, Panama charges the crew of a North Korean ship detained after it was found to be carrying weapons; Cuba claiming it sent the weapons to North Korea for repairs. In September 2013, China bans all exports of materials that could be used in the making of bombs/missiles to North Korea. At the end of the year, Kim Jong-un's uncle, Chang Song-thaek, was executed after being found to have attempted to overthrow the state.
I do not think there will be a regime change or state change in North Korea anytime soon. Kim Jong-un is so ignorant towards any opinion from anyone but his own thought process that it would have to take the world to move his mountain. The people of North Korea are trapped there- physically and emotionally, that they are too scared to say or do anything. As shown in the Frontline video, only a few of the citizens there are brave enough to sneak footage or communicate with outsiders- even escape! The streets are filled with feces, young children the age of 5 are out on the streets barefoot, begging, and families are being executed because a distant relative (whom they didn't even know was related to them) did something wrong, therefore causing the entire "family" to be executed. There may be a chance for North Korea once Kim Jong-un dies, assuming his successor isn't one of his chosen people.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-north-korea/
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2010/02/a_nation_of_racist_dwarfs.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15278612
http://www.iiss.org/en/publications/survival/sections/2013-94b0/survival--global-politics-and-strategy-june-july-2013-532b/55-3-02-fitzpatrick-76b6
In 2013, North Korea carries out its third nuclear test, and in May they test four short-range missiles in two days. In July of 2013, Panama charges the crew of a North Korean ship detained after it was found to be carrying weapons; Cuba claiming it sent the weapons to North Korea for repairs. In September 2013, China bans all exports of materials that could be used in the making of bombs/missiles to North Korea. At the end of the year, Kim Jong-un's uncle, Chang Song-thaek, was executed after being found to have attempted to overthrow the state.
I do not think there will be a regime change or state change in North Korea anytime soon. Kim Jong-un is so ignorant towards any opinion from anyone but his own thought process that it would have to take the world to move his mountain. The people of North Korea are trapped there- physically and emotionally, that they are too scared to say or do anything. As shown in the Frontline video, only a few of the citizens there are brave enough to sneak footage or communicate with outsiders- even escape! The streets are filled with feces, young children the age of 5 are out on the streets barefoot, begging, and families are being executed because a distant relative (whom they didn't even know was related to them) did something wrong, therefore causing the entire "family" to be executed. There may be a chance for North Korea once Kim Jong-un dies, assuming his successor isn't one of his chosen people.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-north-korea/
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2010/02/a_nation_of_racist_dwarfs.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15278612
http://www.iiss.org/en/publications/survival/sections/2013-94b0/survival--global-politics-and-strategy-june-july-2013-532b/55-3-02-fitzpatrick-76b6
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