7 questions about North Korea's future

■ So, who’s in charge?
■ What are the immediate concerns about Jong-un?
■ Can we expect major changes in the near future?
■ What happens to the nukes?
■ What role does China play?
■ How about the U.S.?
■ What does Kim's death do for reunification prospects with the South?

Peter Symonds: The death of North Korea’s Kim Jong-il - The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, formally announced yesterday, has produced a mind-numbing deluge of articles in the international press presenting the regime in Pyongyang as irrational and crazed—a dangerous threat to stability in North East Asia, requiring the US and its allies to put their militaries on alert. [...] Far from North Korea being the source of instability and tension in North East Asia, the main danger comes from the aggressive policies of the Obama administration as it seeks to wield its military might to retain the dominant position of US imperialism.