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July 27, 2024

Leadership

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Kim Jong Un’s agenda dominated by military affairs in June
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Kim Jong Un’s agenda dominated by military affairs in June

Pyongyang leadership remains heavily focused on military, continuing Songun policy

Kim Jong Un’s agenda dominated by military affairs in June
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi July 7, 2015
North Korea’s tale of two front pages

North Korea’s tale of two front pages

Why did North Korea change its newspaper from the day Kim Jong Il's promotion was announced?

North Korea’s tale of two front pages
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 26, 2015
No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court

No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court

When it comes to ruthlessness, North Korea’s leader surpasses his father and grandfather

No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 23, 2015
N. Korea conducts joint navy-artillery night training drill

N. Korea conducts joint navy-artillery night training drill

Drill tests joint defensive operation capability, tests new technology

N. Korea conducts joint navy-artillery night training drill
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi June 16, 2015
Falling from grace in the court of Kim Jong Un

Falling from grace in the court of Kim Jong Un

Is Kim Jong Un a modern Henry VIII, or is he in over his head?

Falling from grace in the court of Kim Jong Un
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin June 11, 2015
May dominated by purge rumors for Pyongyang’s leadership
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May dominated by purge rumors for Pyongyang’s leadership

North Korean regime shows continuing trends of changing and disappearing elite

May dominated by purge rumors for Pyongyang’s leadership
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi June 4, 2015
Kim Yo Jong reappears after 47-day absence

Kim Yo Jong reappears after 47-day absence

Absence of Kim’s sister supports rumor of her pregnancy

Kim Yo Jong reappears after 47-day absence
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi May 29, 2015
The other North Korean famine

The other North Korean famine

The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry

The other North Korean famine
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 19, 2015
Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?

Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?

Kim Jong Un's appears more ruthless than his predecessors, signalling to leadership he is not to trifled with

Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 13, 2015
The (North Korean) Prince

The (North Korean) Prince

Some Machiavellian advice on maintaining the Northern kingdom’s survival

The (North Korean) Prince
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov | Peter Ward May 11, 2015