May 17, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fyodor Tertitskiy

Fyodor Tertitskiy

Fyodor Tertitskiy is a leading researcher at Seoul’s Kookmin University. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Seoul National University and is the author of several books on North Korean history and military in English and Korean.

Analysis

What’s in a delegation? The nine officials accompanying Kim at the inter-Korean summit

Officials attending Friday's talks largely hail from the DPRK's diplomatic and military arms

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 26, 2018
Analysis

How the North is run: the paramilitaries

Outside of the KPA are a range of groups with military characteristics

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 20, 2018
Analysis

False promises? How North Korean media discusses nuclear negotiations

Coverage in state press ranges from cautious to jingoistic

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 19, 2018
Opinion

“Respected” Ri Sol Ju: a new personality cult for N. Korea’s first lady?

The leader's wife has a new title and an increasingly prominent public image

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 16, 2018
Evergreen

The “anti-espionage struggle”: catching a spy, North Korean-style

A July 1955 book taught diligent citizens about the dangers of saboteurs and infiltrators

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 12, 2018
Analysis

How the North is run: non-Party organizations

From cradle to grave, organizational life is mandatory

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 12, 2018
Evergreen

What North Korea’s army flags can teach us about its recent history

Symbolism means everything in the DPRK - and the military's standard bearers are no exception

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 10, 2018
Analysis

Kim Jong Un’s March public appearances: an unprecedented focus on diplomacy

The DPRK leader kept busy as economic visits took a backseat to international affairs

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 9, 2018
Analysis

How the North is run: the Cabinet

The DPRK's top executive organ is a complex bureaucratic body, subordinate to the ruling party and leader

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 5, 2018
Evergreen

Fourteen days which shook the country: Kim Jong Un’s rise to power

The young leader was swiftly established as his father's successor

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 4, 2018
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