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Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Media blackout: fugitives and shields at the Kim-Xi Summit

Media blackout: fugitives and shields at the Kim-Xi Summit

Beijing took great pains to protect the North Korean leader and ensure talks went smoothly

Media blackout: fugitives and shields at the Kim-Xi Summit
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart March 29, 2018
Fourteen days which shook the country: the death of Kim Jong Il

Fourteen days which shook the country: the death of Kim Jong Il

How the sudden passing of the DPRK's Great Commander unfolded

Fourteen days which shook the country: the death of Kim Jong Il
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 28, 2018
Kim Jong Un meets Xi Jinping: experts react

Kim Jong Un meets Xi Jinping: experts react

What did a historic summit between the Chinese President and the DPRK leader actually achieve?

Kim Jong Un meets Xi Jinping: experts react
Ask a North Korean: what do you think about sanctions?

Ask a North Korean: what do you think about sanctions?

"The authorities fear internal opposition more than restrictive economic measures"

Ask a North Korean: what do you think about sanctions?
Park Ui-sung March 25, 2018
How the North is run: the Supreme People’s Assembly
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How the North is run: the Supreme People’s Assembly

The SPA is de jure the DPRK's most powerful institution, but has no actual say in state policy

How the North is run: the Supreme People’s Assembly
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 22, 2018
“The Great Transformation”: snapshots of North Korean life in the 1970s

“The Great Transformation”: snapshots of North Korean life in the 1970s

A DPRK-made documentary reveals Kim Jong Il's rise to power and a rapidly changing country

“The Great Transformation”: snapshots of North Korean life in the 1970s
Peter Ward
Peter Ward March 21, 2018
Kim Jong Un’s February public appearances: a military parade and inter-Korean diplomacy
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Kim Jong Un’s February public appearances: a military parade and inter-Korean diplomacy

The leader had another low-profile month, likely busy with DPRK-ROK rapprochement

Kim Jong Un’s February public appearances: a military parade and inter-Korean diplomacy
April summit: What both Koreas can give, and what they want
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April summit: What both Koreas can give, and what they want

Analysis suggests little scope for substantive agreement on nuclear issues, but both sides have motivation to prolong rapprochement

April summit: What both Koreas can give, and what they want
A third North-South summit: what might it achieve?
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A third North-South summit: what might it achieve?

Past Korean false dawns counsel against excess optimism, and window of opportunity may not last long

A third North-South summit: what might it achieve?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 6, 2018
A tale of two lucky pranksters: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

A tale of two lucky pranksters: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

Both leaders have enjoyed some success against the odds - but their good fortune is bound to run out

A tale of two lucky pranksters: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
Peter Ward
Peter Ward March 5, 2018