Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter
The party revisions represent a near-complete restructuring of North Korea’s governing norms around leader Kim Jong Un
September 3, 2026
North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years
Kim Jong Un during a national conference stressed that education is ‘the most important state affair.’
September 3, 2026
Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung
Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin didn’t provide specifics, only saying the bridge will be launched soon
September 3, 2026
China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry
Beijing may gain from reduced tensions and weaker alliance cohesion, even as direct US-DPRK talks threaten its influence
September 3, 2026
Trump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns
Former adviser says he's ‘skeptical’ about concessions from the DPRK, which is boosted by Russian and Chinese support
September 2, 2026
Trump-Kim summit ‘possible at any time,’ South Korean spy agency says
NIS says there are ‘signs of dialogue,’ despite lack of confirmed US-North Korea contact and Pyongyang’s denial
September 1, 2026
North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister
Kim Song Gi named defense minister as Pak Jong Chon returns as vice chairman of military commission
August 30, 2026
Kim Jong Un returns as state media stays silent on missiles, flood damage
A recap of everything in state media this week, from Songun nostalgia to rain warnings and more anti-Japan messaging
August 28, 2026
Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK
Joon Ha Park talks the latest from Kim Yo Jong, while Mike Chinoy and Kathi Zellweger reflect on famine, aid and change
August 27, 2026
North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage
This may be the first case of North Korean material bearing Kim Jong Il’s childhood name to be revealed outside the DPRK
August 26, 2026
