Privileged But Powerless
From The Impossible State by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
May 13, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode
Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Jieun Baek discuss the implications of elite grievances in North Korea as explored in Baek's new book.
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Jieun Baek discussed her new book, Privileged but Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime’s Greatest Weakness, and examined how grievances among North Korea’s elites may shape the regime’s future stability and security, while also exploring new approaches to addressing the North Korean threat.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Victor Cha
Guest: Dr. Jieun Baek
Topics covered
- North Korea
- elite grievances
- regime stability
- security
- threat assessment
Keywords
- North Korea
- elite grievances
- regime stability
- security
- threat
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Privileged but Powerless
Places: North Korea
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