I'm going out on a limb here, but I don't see his demise as impacting world events in a bad way. I don't think it will even impact N.Korea in a bad way. That may be a stretch, with Jong being such an irreplaceable dude. So is the youngest Kim son still the fav to become the next "Dear Leader"?

Maybe someone who knows something about rice production and distribution can move to the top -- Doh, dopey me, not a democracy.