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North Korea about to blow?

I’ve been around the block enough to have seen predictions of a North Korean collapse come and go. But this comment from proven provider John McCreary got my attention: During the weekend, foreign diplomats, accredited in Pyongyang, claimed that large spontaneous rallies protesting the currency devaluation and replacement have been breaking out in the North ...

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
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I’ve been around the block enough to have seen predictions of a North Korean collapse come and go. But this comment from proven provider John McCreary got my attention:

During the weekend, foreign diplomats, accredited in Pyongyang, claimed that large spontaneous rallies protesting the currency devaluation and replacement have been breaking out in the North Korean capital and other major cities. The Army has been put on a heightened state of alert in case of mass acts of disobedience.

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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1

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