Stage 4 Watch
North Korea is telling its diplomats to send all but one of their kids home, putting each of them in a potential “Sophie’s Choice” predicament and suggesting that there may have been some recent defections among them. Defections among North Korean diplomats are generally a well-kept secret, but any increase in defections would be a strong hint of instability or factionalism by those in the know.
(hat tip: usinkorea)
Reluctance.