, ▁and ▁pressing ▁for ▁a ▁global ▁campaign ▁of ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁Lee ▁has ▁unders cor ed ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁non - mil it ary ▁way ▁to ▁force ▁North ▁Korea ▁into ▁a ▁real ▁neg ot iation ▁on ▁den uc lear ization ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁is ▁to ▁ex ert ▁sust ained ▁economic ▁and ▁propag anda ▁pressure ▁to ▁" destroy ▁the ▁Kim ▁regime ’ s ▁instruments ▁of ▁self - pres ervation ": ▁A ▁nuclear ▁program , ▁a ▁loyal ▁r uling ▁class , ▁and ▁a ▁sub miss ive ▁society . ▁That ▁is , ▁by ▁on ▁one ▁hand ▁pushing ▁more ▁outside ▁information ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁so ▁its ▁society ▁can ▁turn ▁against ▁the ▁regime , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁by ▁ex ert ing ▁san ctions ▁that ▁limit ▁the ▁c ash ▁used ▁to ▁prop ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁r uling ▁appar atus , ▁the ▁regime ▁would ▁weak en ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁near - collapse , ▁forcing ▁it ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁transition , ▁including ▁a ▁p rag m atic ▁way ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Kim ▁family . ▁ ▁Lee ▁has ▁frequently ▁ur ged ▁polic ym akers ▁not ▁to ▁fall ▁for ▁the ▁" self - de fe ating " ▁trap ▁of ▁short - term ▁con cess ion ary ▁diplom acy , ▁and ▁instead ▁take ▁the ▁long ▁view ▁of ▁an ▁un wa ver ing ▁strategy ▁of ▁pressure . ▁Lee ▁sust ains ▁that ▁ref ra ining ▁from ▁making ▁con cess ions ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁North ▁Korea ▁hal ting ▁its ▁cy clic al ▁bell iger ence ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁way ▁to ▁d