Is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un planning war? Experts have conflicting views
Al Jazeera
While some analysts say Kim’s moves are out of the ordinary, others say he is working from a familiar playbook.
For North Korea, threats and aggressive rhetoric are nothing new.
Even so, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s bellicose statements and policy moves in recent weeks have prompted a flurry of commentary about his intentions – including warnings that he could be preparing for war.
While divining Kim’s next steps is impossible, longtime observers of North Korea have been closely watching his behaviour for clues as to what he might have planned.
The result has been conflicting – and ultimately speculative – theories about the machinations of power inside one of the world’s most secretive states.
Kim has taken a number of provocative steps recently that have attracted attention.
