I think it's safe to say that it's rather premature for anyone to make any initial assessment or analysis of Kim Jong-un, or have an accurate impression on Kim Jong-un.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Kim Jong-un's style is more suggestive of Saddam Hussein or his murderous son, Uday Hussein.
I am very quick to judge.
I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors.
Kim Jong Un came in as a fresh face, so I think there's a great disappointment that he's playing the same game as his father.
I believe that first impressions are very important.
So South Korean ability is very much limited to handle North Korean, you know, difficulties. So we don't want to see an immediate collapse of the North Korea regime.
Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in 2013 - or than it will be in the coming years.
If economists were to wait for careful studies before offering opinions about policy, we would never have anything timely to say.
The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak.