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Korea Economic Institute of America Presents:

Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment: An Examination of the North Korean Police State

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Event Date

July 19th, 2012 12:00pm - 12:00am ET

Event Description

Authored by North Korean leadership specialist Ken E. Gause, Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment reveals that the Kim family created a pervasive state security apparatus to consolidate power, relying on constant surveillance and a network of informants to root out threats to the regime from the smallest neighborhoods to the highest levels of the military.

The report rollout, moderated by Greg Scarlatoiu, HRNK Executive Director, featured remarks by discussants Chuck Downs, former HRNK Executive Director, Helen-Louise Hunter, HRNK Board Member, and Kim Kwang-jin, HRNK Non-Resident Fellow

Please click here to view the full report in PDF.