When North Korea Falls by Robert D. Kaplan The furor over Kim Jong Il’s missile tests and nuclear brinksmanship obscures the real threat: the prospect of North Korea’s catastrophic collapse. How the regime ends could determine the balance of power in Asia for decades. The likely winner? China The furor over Kim Jong Il’s missile tests and nuclear brinksmanship obscures the real threat: the prospect of North Korea’s catastrophic collapse. How the regime ends could determine the balance of power in Asia for decades. The likely winner? China asiabalancechinaendfalljongkimkoreamissilesnorthpowerregime in Public bookmarkswith chinageostrategymilitarynorthkorea