Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Why 2020 is Kim Jong Un’s most challenging year yet
Sanctions, border closures, COVID-19 and terrible weather are all snowballing into serious problems for the DPRK
Little to no mention of North Korea during US Republican National Convention
After touting North Korea as a major victory in 2018, Trump fails to mention the DPRK even once in his final RNC speech
Kim Jong Un relieved by absence of major typhoon damage, inspection visit shows
Kim Jong Un also praises DPRK's crisis control system for showing signs of "remarkable improvement"
Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
Damaging typhoons and the U.S. elections may be an opportunity for Pyongyang and Seoul to connect — or to drift apart
North Korean state media blasts ‘disgusting’ defector-politician Thae Yong-ho
The DPRK likely slandered Thae because he's against a new draft policy that would ban leaflet send-overs, experts say
Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan
Politburo and Executive Policy Council meetings convened in Pyongyang on Aug. 25 as Typhoon Bavi approaches
Leadership changes and odd scheduling tease North Korea’s next party congress
State media revealed several demotions among top leadership and scheduled a major party congress for Jan. 2021
Rumors explained: Is Kim Jong Un really in a coma? Will Kim Yo Jong take over?
Rumors surface yet again that Kim Jong Un is gravely ill and Kim Yo Jong assumed power — but most of it is likely false
Why a North Korean collapse still wouldn’t bring down the country’s elite
Even if North Korea were to fall, its elite children would find their way into South Korea's middle or upper class
Kim Jong Un should be watching the Belarus uprising very closely
Belarusians are protesting against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, and it's unclear how Russia will intervene
