Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea in June 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from June 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022
July 1, 2022
Timeline: From North Korea’s ‘military action plan’ to missiles and summits
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from June 1 - June 30
July 1, 2022
What Joe Biden can learn from Jimmy Carter about diplomacy with North Korea
Lessons from ex-president’s failed attempt to arrange meeting of US and Koreas remain relevant amid current deadlock
June 30, 2022
Why US sanctions on North Korea’s main airport would do more harm than good
Repeated missile launches from Pyongyang airfield this year suggest Washington could target it for future designations
June 29, 2022
North Korea’s invented histories – NKNews Podcast Ep. 242
Katie Stallard discusses how the DPRK and other authoritarian regimes use the past as an instrument of power
June 28, 2022
Kim Jong Un guides meeting of top officials on reorganizing party departments
Latest appearance marks fourth event North Korean leader has joined this month, though state media short on details
June 28, 2022
North Korea adopts ‘major military action plan’ for units facing South Korea
Experts point to possibility of tactical nuke policy shift as Kim Jong Un wraps up three-day military meeting
June 24, 2022
State media review: Pro-DPRK media says tensions may cause ‘unpredictable event’
An in-depth analysis of criticism of the Biden administration, extreme weather, relaxed quarantine rules and more
June 23, 2022
Seoul needs new weapons for ‘crushing defeat’ of Kim Jong Un: Munitions chief
New head of South Korea’s arms procurement agency says national security situation unstable despite defense budget spike
June 23, 2022
North Korean military talks ‘front-line’ operations with ROK map on display
Kim Jong Un leads high-level military meeting on ‘revising operational plans’ amid preparations for possible nuke test
June 23, 2022
