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What does Kim Jong Un want?

What does Kim Jong Un want?

What do we know about the ambitions of North Korea’s enigmatic and unpredictable leader?

The Inquiry · BBC World Service

January 27, 201523m 11s

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Show Notes

After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Our expert witnesses include the first Western journalist to open an office in Pyongyang, a businessman who trains North Koreans and an admirer of Kim Jong Un who says he will succeed where his father and grandfather failed.

(Photo: Kim Jong Un. Credit: Associated Press)