April 27, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

In Juche North Korea, elections hold you

In Juche North Korea, elections hold you

Election day may be a festive occasion, but it's hardly the people choosing their own leaders

In Juche North Korea, elections hold you
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee April 6, 2016
How long will Kim Jong Un’s hard line continue?

How long will Kim Jong Un’s hard line continue?

Is there a plan behind the rise in tensions, or can the North Korean leader just not help himself?

How long will Kim Jong Un’s hard line continue?
Kim Seung-chul
Kim Seung-chul March 30, 2016
Contradictions in North Korean ideology

Contradictions in North Korean ideology

Have North Koreans stopped to think about the holes in the official message?

Contradictions in North Korean ideology
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 25, 2016
It’s just the North Korean economy

It’s just the North Korean economy

Questioning the standard court vs. black market economy narrative

It’s just the North Korean economy
Andray Abrahamian
Andray Abrahamian March 23, 2016
How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style

How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style

Stories about the ‘failures,’ and lessons, of specialists explain Kim’s decision-making

How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko March 22, 2016
The Kim who cries wolf

The Kim who cries wolf

Beware of complacency, even if odds of N.Korean attack are actually low

The Kim who cries wolf
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy March 22, 2016
Sanctions or sense: How to make North Korea listen

Sanctions or sense: How to make North Korea listen

One cannot expect Pyongyang to stop weapons proliferation when that's what they're doing

Sanctions or sense: How to make North Korea listen
David Tizzard
David Tizzard March 18, 2016
Is North Korea a racist state?

Is North Korea a racist state?

How well does the average N.Korean retain ultra-nationalist, occasionally race-tinged propaganda?

Is North Korea a racist state?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 14, 2016
North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time

North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time

Why spend money or time on something that's not going to bring democracy to the North?

North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 10, 2016
In February, leadership looks ahead to party congress
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In February, leadership looks ahead to party congress

Kim focuses attention of satellite launch, military affairs, lead-up to Seventh Party Congress

In February, leadership looks ahead to party congress
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 9, 2016