March 29, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations

Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations

A speech by a leading Chinese academic grabbed headlines in March, but what did it really mean?

Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart July 11, 2017
Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data
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Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data

Despite alleged assassination attempt, decline in appearances may be due to solidification of power

Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 11, 2017
The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea

The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea

The late Chinese leader was believed to be irrational and provocative - but then he met with Nixon

The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea
Jared Ward July 10, 2017
From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995
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From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995

Analysis reveals Kim Jong Un-era figures most focused on economy, while old guard dominates military and political events

From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb June 30, 2017
Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”

Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”

The treatment of Otto Warmbier brings to mind the brutality of the DPRK's past

Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 15, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before
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Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before

Analysis shows the old guard - and rising stars - behind the month's missile bonanza

Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb June 6, 2017
The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone

The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone

Today marks 50 years since a speech by Kim Il Sung which would define the DPRK forever

The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 24, 2017
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans love cherry blossom, too?

Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans love cherry blossom, too?

"North Koreans grow up brainwashed to hate cherry blossom trees"

Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans love cherry blossom, too?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung May 19, 2017
What Kim Jong Un really fears

What Kim Jong Un really fears

Forget sanctions: it's time to prosecute North Korea's elites and flood the DPRK with foreign media

What Kim Jong Un really fears
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy May 16, 2017
Unsung Heroes: Who is behind Kim Jong Un’s economic reforms?

Unsung Heroes: Who is behind Kim Jong Un’s economic reforms?

A North Korean perestroika is taking place, but it is being pushed by officials with little sway

Unsung Heroes: Who is behind Kim Jong Un’s economic reforms?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 12, 2017