April 26, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

What to expect when North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly sits this week
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What to expect when North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly sits this week

The DPRK is set to convene the first session of the 14th SPA on Thursday

What to expect when North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly sits this week
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee April 8, 2019
Kim Jong Un praises new facilities in visit to recently-renovated department store

Kim Jong Un praises new facilities in visit to recently-renovated department store

Recent work at Taesong stopping mall previously linked to powerful Kyonghung Guidance Bureau

Kim Jong Un praises new facilities in visit to recently-renovated department store
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 8, 2019
Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019

Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019

Project on track to meet October 2020 completion deadline, North Korean leader says

Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 4, 2019
Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin

Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin

Meeting, should it go ahead, would be the first between DPRK and Russian leaders in eight years

Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 3, 2019
Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder trial pleads guilty to new reduced charges

Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder trial pleads guilty to new reduced charges

Doan Thi Huong escapes death penalty, likely to be released next month

Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder trial pleads guilty to new reduced charges
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 1, 2019
How the North is run: concluding observations
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How the North is run: concluding observations

North Korea's history is woven into its political system -- and makes real reform seem unlikely

How the North is run: concluding observations
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 27, 2019
At major military meeting, Kim Jong Un urges army to step up political education

At major military meeting, Kim Jong Un urges army to step up political education

Current situation requires KPA to be stronger than ever, DPRK leader says

At major military meeting, Kim Jong Un urges army to step up political education
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji March 27, 2019
Trial of Vietnamese defendant in Kim Jong Nam murder case to go ahead

Trial of Vietnamese defendant in Kim Jong Nam murder case to go ahead

Decision follows surprise release of Siti Aisyah on Tuesday

Trial of Vietnamese defendant in Kim Jong Nam murder case to go ahead
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 14, 2019
Contingency planning: who would succeed Kim Jong Un?

Contingency planning: who would succeed Kim Jong Un?

The DPRK leader's death could lead to a major power vacuum, though stability would likely prevail

Contingency planning: who would succeed Kim Jong Un?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 14, 2019
Kim Jong Un left off list of officials elected to 14th Supreme People’s Assembly

Kim Jong Un left off list of officials elected to 14th Supreme People’s Assembly

Omission could mark the first time a North Korean leader has sat out SPA elections

Kim Jong Un left off list of officials elected to 14th Supreme People’s Assembly
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 12, 2019