my name is cody walker and i will introduce tonight's speaker. if anyone could silence their cell phones and any other electronic devices, we will be using microphones for tonight's q&a after the presentation. c-span is recording so it would be excellent if everyone could use the microphone to question so we could have the audience track and if you purchase a copy of tonight's book we have plenty on to and -- on hand. tonight's speaker is chung min lee, author of "the hermit king: the dangerous game of kim jong un". in this comprehensive study of north korea, chung min lee puts kim jong un illuminates how the family is record brutal control shape the current leader's elevations, goals and choices. drawing on three decades of experience, kim jong un -- chung min lee, chairman of the international advisory council of the international institution of strategic studies shows how kim's aggressive stand up with world powers put him at a crossroads. with north korea create a viable nuclear arsenal or not, the increasing vulnerability to famine and human

my name is cody walker and i will introduce tonight's speaker.f anyone could silence their cell phones