Schrodinger’s Kim

By Ethan Epstein
Published February 14, 2017 12:26pm ET
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Schrodinger’s Kim
At one point, Kim Jong-nam was slated to succeed his father Kim Jong-il as North Korea’s leader. Then there was that unfortunate incident at Narita Airport outside Tokyo—Kim was detained there in 2001 for travelling with a fake Dominican passport. Kim Jong-nam reportedly fell out of favor after that embarrassing incident. He ultimately moved abroad, […]

At one point, Kim Jong-nam was slated to succeed his father Kim Jong-il as North Korea’s leader. Then there was that unfortunate incident at Narita Airport outside Tokyo—Kim was detained there in 2001 for travelling with a fake Dominican passport.

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