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Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Two Kims, Two Paths

Two Kims, Two Paths

Leadership Tracker Succession Revelations: Like Father Not Like Son

Two Kims, Two Paths
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 22, 2012
Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?

Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?

With claims that 31 senior political figures have been purged since Kim Jong Un took power, Luke Herman analyzes what may or may not have happened to the individuals that disappeared.

Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 22, 2012
Has Another Senior North Korean Figure Gone Missing?

Has Another Senior North Korean Figure Gone Missing?

Just a week after Kim Jong Uns wife disappeared from public view, has North Korea's Minister of Public Security Ri Myong Su also gone missing?

Has Another Senior North Korean Figure Gone Missing?
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 22, 2012
North Korea Issues Violent Threat To South Korean Activists

North Korea Issues Violent Threat To South Korean Activists

North Korea warns residents to evacuate – not for the first time, however

North Korea Issues Violent Threat To South Korean Activists
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 19, 2012