Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier
"Guarantee" depicts Pak as the ideal Party man and offers possible hints about his biography
Ask a North Korean: What’s cool in North Korea?
"South Korean culture plays a huge role in driving these changes"
Kim Jong Un’s November: Got the guns, now for the butter
The return of Byungjin, and the continued role of Jo Yong Won, “Kim Jong Un’s shadow”.
Ask a North Korean: Do people talk about life after death in the DPRK?
"The regime seeks to prevent discussion of the afterlife"
How Kim Il Sung tried to save North Korea’s troubled planned economy
In the years before the economic crisis, Pyongyang explored ways to mitigate rampant inefficiencies
The end of the PDS? Early economic reform debate in North Korea
Kim Il Sung's works show that internal discussion was more common than readers might assume
Comrades, come rally: Russia’s October Revolution in North Korea
Rather than the dawn of a new era, the DPRK has portrayed the events as a uniquely Russian affair
Kim Jong Un’s October: quelling unease in the ruling party?
In a major speech, the leader defended policy and called for party unity - elsewhere, he shared responsibilities with his wife
How the North Korean-Vietnamese friendship turned sour
Pyongyang's self-centered behavior towards Hanoi irreparably damaged a once-close alliance
Why a civilian uprising in North Korea is unlikely – for now
State control of information flow would make organised opposition almost impossible
