April 25, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms

Pyongyang continues to carry out small-scale changes, but good luck finding official statements on them

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 14, 2015
N. Korea’s 1980s nuclear-free rhetoric

N. Korea’s 1980s nuclear-free rhetoric

Kim Il Sung regime fostered sympathies with 'no-nukes' stance even as scientists sought the bomb

N. Korea’s 1980s nuclear-free rhetoric
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young September 10, 2015
Kim Jong Un has rare meeting with official foreign delegation

Kim Jong Un has rare meeting with official foreign delegation

Kim’s meeting with Havana's official delegation may reflect desire to maintain ties with Cuba

Kim Jong Un has rare meeting with official foreign delegation
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi September 8, 2015
A portrait of authority: Pictures of the Kims in N. Korea

A portrait of authority: Pictures of the Kims in N. Korea

What role do the omnipresent pictures of the leadership play in society? And are they really unique?

A portrait of authority: Pictures of the Kims in N. Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 31, 2015
So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?
COLUMN

So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?

In parsing the recent crisis, experts are divided. Unusually, so is Pyongyang

So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter August 28, 2015
Kim Jong Il ‘birthplace’ undamaged, despite claim ‘raging fire’ burned it down

Kim Jong Il ‘birthplace’ undamaged, despite claim ‘raging fire’ burned it down

Visitors say no sign of fire at or around 'Paektu Secret Camp'

Kim Jong Il ‘birthplace’ undamaged, despite claim ‘raging fire’ burned it down
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 27, 2015
Analysis: What outcome can we expect from inter-Korean talks?

Analysis: What outcome can we expect from inter-Korean talks?

Analysts, observers uncertain that talks can lead to major accord

Analysis: What outcome can we expect from inter-Korean talks?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 24, 2015
The symbolic value of Kim Il Sung’s pistols for N. Koreans

The symbolic value of Kim Il Sung’s pistols for N. Koreans

Commemorative war pistols could foretell N. Korea's future direction, says Sejong Institute researcher

The symbolic value of Kim Il Sung’s pistols for N. Koreans
JH Ahn
JH Ahn August 14, 2015
Political events majority of N. Korean leadership agenda in July
NK PRO

Political events majority of N. Korean leadership agenda in July

Elections, Victory Day, other events grant Pyongyang opportunities to strengthen Party control

Political events majority of N. Korean leadership agenda in July
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi August 11, 2015