April 27, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun
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Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun

As Kim Il Sung's birthday approaches, the leadership observes a rocket test and tours construction projects

Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb April 6, 2017
Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”

Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”

Amid Tillerson's visit, state media and the internet speculated on U.S. intentions and Kim Jong Nam

Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart March 30, 2017
How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?

How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?

The accusation that Kim Won Hong committed "human rights abuses" has roots in communist history

How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?
Joanna Hosaniak
Joanna Hosaniak March 28, 2017
Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist

Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist

Inter-Korean relations got "worse and worse" over past 10 years, specialist journalist says

Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 21, 2017
Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

The DPRK's state-run newspapers offer little variety for their readers

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 21, 2017
The myth of Kim Jong Un’s absolute power

The myth of Kim Jong Un’s absolute power

Seeing North Korea a "one-man dictatorship" is a lazy generalization

The myth of Kim Jong Un’s absolute power
Peter Ward
Peter Ward March 20, 2017
Who owns North Korea’s businesses?

Who owns North Korea’s businesses?

While enterprises are owned by the state, private entrepreneurs usually run the show

Who owns North Korea’s businesses?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 17, 2017
North Korea’s baffling personalized rank insignia, explained

North Korea’s baffling personalized rank insignia, explained

The DPRK's complex ranking system says a lot about the ups and downs of Pyongyang politics

North Korea’s baffling personalized rank insignia, explained
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 14, 2017
Nikki Haley is wrong: North Korea is not “irrational”

Nikki Haley is wrong: North Korea is not “irrational”

Kim Jong Un sees himself - correctly, in some cases - as being surrounded by threats

Nikki Haley is wrong: North Korea is not “irrational”
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 13, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s February Activity: “Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi”
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Kim Jong Un’s February Activity: “Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi”

Leadership activities dominated by Kim Jong Il's 75th birth anniversary event

Kim Jong Un’s February Activity: “Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi”
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb March 10, 2017