Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
What happens at a North Korean Party Conference or Congress
What, based on history, are the chances of reform being announced at the Seventh Congress?
Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’
The third Kim pays special attention to children in fiction, rewarding a surprising individuality
Critical diplomacy: How the UK’s first ambassador to N.Korea operated
David Slinn has plenty to say about North Korea more than a decade after working as UK ambassador
To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz
In order to deal with dictators, one has to understand what motivates them, to be in their head
North Korea is a failed state
Mass defections show that something is afoot in the North, even if collapse not imminent
Sanctions, foreign policy, peace treaties: What next for N.Korea?
Political scientist says too much focus on sanctions as a tool, not the over-arching strategy
N.Korea talks 70-day battle’s end with Seventh Congress ahead
Foreign resident living in Pyongyang says countdown can be seen in many locations
Visitors to N.Korea revisited: Not all cards are showing?
Resistance is not futile, and some American visitors may not be what they seem
A provocative week in the rule of Kim Jong Un
Satellite image analysis based on media reports reveals his journey through the east coast
Kim Jong Un’s emphasis on military peaks in March
Focus on military affairs likely part of attempt to demonstrate credible capability
