Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
US defense official highlights ROK’s leading role in defense against DPRK
Elbridge Colby praised ROK military spending, readiness while urging alliance modernization amid regional threats
August 6, 2025
Sea of North Korean greenhouses takes shape on China’s doorstep: Imagery
NK Pro analysis confirms Kim Jong Un’s claim that project is larger than last 3 major greenhouse farms combined
August 5, 2025
South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond
Seoul moves ahead with unclaimed body procedures following silence from DPRK despite multiple repatriation offers
August 5, 2025
From ☕ to ☔: How North Korea put its stamp on the global emoji keyboard
Multiple DPRK pictograms have entered Unicode’s character set, but not all the socialist regime’s proposals made the cut
August 4, 2025
Seoul begins removing loudspeakers along border with North Korea
Dismantling is aimed at lowering tensions and follows President Lee’s call to halt cross-border broadcasts
August 4, 2025
North Korean military officers cross paths with US, ROK peers at party in Moscow
Chinese Embassy soirée likely didn’t facilitate backchannel contact but helped legitimize Russia-DPRK ties, expert says
August 1, 2025
North Korea in July 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025
August 1, 2025
How South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung could revive US-North Korea talks
Historian John Delury revisits the 2018-19 summitry and explores why another round of diplomacy won’t look the same
July 31, 2025
US-ROK defense chiefs discuss North Korea-Russia ties in first phone talks
Pete Hegseth reportedly stresses efforts to make alliance ‘strategically sustainable’ amid US focus on burden sharing
July 31, 2025
South Korean NGOs welcome Seoul’s move to allow contact with North Korea
Over 60 civic groups stress need to push forward cooperation after facing restrictions under previous administration
July 30, 2025
