A number of analysts and North Korean defectors alike see the collapse of Kim’s regime as a very real possibility. [President Trump talked tough on North Korea in the State of the Union. The government in Seoul is well aware that radical changes in Pyongyang would probably lead to significant spillover of North Koreans into South Korea. I discovered that national identity — specifically, conational identification with South Koreans — is an important factor in whether North Koreans feel this democratic duty. Many South Koreans have warmly, if nervously, welcomed the North Koreans.

Source: Washington Post February 21, 2018 12:04 UTC