The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future (2013)

I think this is a really good piece, particularly because of the explanations of the nuances of China's policy on North Korea. Too often people claim China is North Korea's allie, but the truth is much more complex and multi layered than that.

North Korea is where the Chinese outsource to for cheap labor and lax environmental policies. Wow.

One thing i find myself wondering is, where is Russia in all this?!