New book details uneasy lives of North Korea’s privileged but powerless

NK News – North Korea News · May 22, 2026

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the title of Jieun Baek’s book. It is “Privileged but Powerless.” For North Korea’s elites, privilege has never guaranteed power. Jieun Baek’s new book, “Privileged but Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime’s Greatest Weakness,” examines the fears and grievances of senior defectors who […]