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Dr. Benjamin Young, A Revolutionary State: What is North Korea’s End Goal?A Revolutionary State: What is North Korea’s End Goal?

Since the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the official name of North Korea, hereafterDPRK) in 1948, the Kim family regime’s primary objective has been the reunification of the Korean peninsula under Pyongyang’s terms. Despite South Korea’s rapid economic growth and democratization process, the stated goal of reunification has not changed in North Korea’s official discourse. This talk will examine these legal revisions under Kim Jong Un and look at the strategic outlook for conflict on the Korean peninsula.