“Russian sources also confirmed that Kim Jong-un had undergone a drastic change since being picked as his father’s successor, from a quiet and shy child into a tough, rude and even violent man. During one reception in his country home last year, he is said to have humiliated and kicked his waiters while drunk.”
Oh, well isn’t that comforting. This is not going to end well. When the Kim regime falls, don’t look for a peaceful collapse like we saw with European communism in 89’.
Nothing can describe this so-called "sham" of the DPRK better than a classic gangster organizational operation. In fact, it is fundamentally an illegitimate regime and should not even be recognized as a nation state, but something akin to a terrorist organization or Mexican drug cartel. Despite them all applauding and smiling at Party or On the Spot Guidance events, each one wants POWER and the good news is they will dispatch agents to shoot or poison anyone who gets in their way, Regular or Alternate co-member of the Politburo or not, even the Presidium of the Politburo of the 조선로동당 or not. It seems now is the time to develop even deeper the factions to oppose Kim Jong un and for situations to be developed to destabilize his regime and remove the boy who essentially carries the North Korean version of "the football".
This current condition with Kim Jong Un at the helm, is clearly unsustainable. A post-Kim Jong Un regime, which can be manipulated into some greater level of compliance with the West, should be thought through and those who can make it happen, be approach. There may not be these changes six to nine months down the line. I am sure John Bolton and some other strategists in the field of fomenting "regime change" have some scenarios they could put forward.