Isaac Stone Fish


Isaac Stone Fish was Asia editor at Foreign Policy from 2014-2016.

Articles by Isaac Stone Fish
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Gu Kai-lies?

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Say what you want about Kim Jong Un -- the man is good at  inspecting things. After taking power following the death of his father in  December 2011, Kim has taken a page out of dad and granddad's book and had  himself photographed across the country looking, watching, and guiding his  people forward in a propaganda campaign that appears designed to show the  competence of the young leader. But as Ken Gause argues,  there may be a method to Kim's seeming madness: He's trying to show that  economic growth and development, not the country's military, is his top  priority.      This photo, released  in January 2012, shows Kim inspecting the future site for the Pyongyang Folk  Park.
Say what you want about Kim Jong Un -- the man is good at inspecting things. After taking power following the death of his father in December 2011, Kim has taken a page out of dad and granddad's book and had himself photographed across the country looking, watching, and guiding his people forward in a propaganda campaign that appears designed to show the competence of the young leader. But as Ken Gause argues, there may be a method to Kim's seeming madness: He's trying to show that economic growth and development, not the country's military, is his top priority. This photo, released in January 2012, shows Kim inspecting the future site for the Pyongyang Folk Park.
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