Electronic devices, we will be using microphones for tonights q a after the presentation. Cspan is recording so it would be excellent if everyone could use the microphone to question so we could have the audience track and if you purchase a copy of tonights book we have plenty on to and on hand. Tonights speaker is chung min lee, author of the hermit king the dangerous game of kim jong un. In this comprehensive study of north korea, chung min lee puts kim jong un illuminates how the family is record brutal control shape the current leaders elevations, goals and choices. Drawing on three decades of experience, kim jong un chung min lee, chairman of the International Advisory council of the International Institution of strategic studies shows how kims aggressive stand up with world powers put him at a crossroads. With north korea create a viable Nuclear Arsenal or not, the increasing vulnerability to famine and humanitarian crisis in the region, please join me in giving doctor lee a warm
Purchased. All right. Tonights guest speaker is chunging min lee author of the her met king. In this comprehensive study of north korea, he puts kim jong un in her spect i by tracing the rise of the ming dynasty and how the current leaders motivations, goals and choices have been shaped. Drawing on more than three decades of experience in asia affairs, lee a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and the International Institute of strategic studies shows how kims aggressive standoffs with world powers has put him at crossroads. The countrys increasing vulnerability to famine and crisis in the region. Now, please join me in giving dr. Lee a warm welcome. Ms. [applause] thank you very much. Its a real pleasure to be here, and i know that without my friends, i think, i would have had a very different audience. Its a real pleasure to be here at politics and prose. And i think the people who are most responsible for making me write this book, two of them are sitting in the audience. My ver
My name is cody i will be introducing tonights guest speaker. A few notes before we get started will be excellent if everyone could silence their cell phones and any other Electronic Devices they may have. We will also be using microphones for tonights q a after the presentation we also have cspan recording so it would be excellent if somebody could use the microphones for any questions they might have so we can have audio track. If you like to purchase a copy of tonight but we have plenty on hand in the front register to be purchased. Tonights guest speaker is chung min lee, author of the hermit king the dangerous game of kim jongun. By tracing the rise of the qing dynasty and illuminating how the families record a brutal control has shaped the current leader motivations goals and choices. Drawing on more than three decades in asian and affairs experience. It shows how quick kims aggressive standoff in world powers has become a crossroads. Whether north korea creates a viable Nuclear
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