Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at King’s College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance. His books include Korea: A New History of South and North (with Victor D. Cha) and Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop.

Ramon Pacheco Pardo, one of Europe’s leading and most prolific of Korea experts has written an indispensable guide for understanding the Kim dynasty’s iron control over North Korea and how the country’s new strategic (especially its nuclear) capabilities and geopolitical ambitions pose a critical threat to international order in the twenty-first century.

• 1. A brief history of Korea2. North Korea inside out3. Relations with the USA4. "Defeat" at the hands of South Korea5. Becoming a nuclear power6. North Korea today and tomorrow

Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at King’s College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance. His books include Korea: A New History of South and North (with Victor D. Cha) and Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop.

Ramon Pacheco Pardo, one of Europe’s leading and most prolific of Korea experts has written an indispensable guide for understanding the Kim dynasty’s iron control over North Korea and how the country’s new strategic (especially its nuclear) capabilities and geopolitical ambitions pose a critical threat to international order in the twenty-first century.

• 1. A brief history of Korea2. North Korea inside out3. Relations with the USA4. "Defeat" at the hands of South Korea5. Becoming a nuclear power6. North Korea today and tomorrow