March 28, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Getting into the holiday spirit after leaving North Korea

Getting into the holiday spirit after leaving North Korea

I've learned to embrace Christmas family fun, rather than celebrating Kim Jong Il's mom's birthday

Getting into the holiday spirit after leaving North Korea
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung December 25, 2015
Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea

Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea

No one wants to talk about sudden collapse and reunification, but they should

Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 21, 2015
Satellite imagery shows housing built after N. Korean floods
NK PRO

Satellite imagery shows housing built after N. Korean floods

Housing consistent with that shown in DPRK media, though difficult to estimate size of project

Satellite imagery shows housing built after N. Korean floods
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 16, 2015
Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show
COLUMN

Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show

Whatever its cause, this debacle shows Kim Jong Un as diplomatically inept

Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter December 15, 2015
A disgraceful definition of dereliction of duty by the DPRK

A disgraceful definition of dereliction of duty by the DPRK

Before predicting its collapse, North Korea must be seen for what it is: a failed state

A disgraceful definition of dereliction of duty by the DPRK
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy December 11, 2015
Correction: North Korea conducts naval exercise or demonstration at Nampo
NK PRO

Correction: North Korea conducts naval exercise or demonstration at Nampo

Unreported naval event conducted in October combined submarines, hovercraft and modern VSV-type craf

Correction: North Korea conducts naval exercise or demonstration at Nampo
Joost Oliemans
Joost Oliemans | Stijn Mitzer December 7, 2015
November: N. Korean regime shows leadership stability, emphasizes fishing
NK PRO

November: N. Korean regime shows leadership stability, emphasizes fishing

Kim moves away from purges as regime stabilizes, prioritizes economics for “people’s well-being"

November: N. Korean regime shows leadership stability, emphasizes fishing
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi December 7, 2015
North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings

North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings

Pyongyang hasn’t just taken people from Japan or S.Korea – sometimes its own citizens are nabbed

North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 3, 2015
Kim Jong Un may be easing reign of terror over elites

Kim Jong Un may be easing reign of terror over elites

Shift from purge by execution to punishment by reeducation possible sign of stabilizing regime

Kim Jong Un may be easing reign of terror over elites
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi November 30, 2015
Life of a North Korean: From birth to a mountain grave

Life of a North Korean: From birth to a mountain grave

Part 1 in our guide to growing up, memberships, and an 'education' in the leaders' great feats

Life of a North Korean: From birth to a mountain grave
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy November 27, 2015