Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Kim Jong Un’s September activities: portraying calm under pressure
The leader's month was split between emphasizing resolve abroad, and party loyalty at home
Why North Korea celebrates Party Foundation Day
Almost nothing in state accounts of the WPK's creation is truthful
The family business: why Kim Jong Un promoted his sister
After no mentions in state media for 16 months, Kim Yo Jong is promoted to the Politburo
Kim Jong Un’s August appearances: sending a message to the U.S.
The Leader plans more missiles after Washington's snub. But might there be tensions in the ranks?
Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots
Kim Jong Un's late half-brother came from a family of committed communists
The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”
There is no evidence of any great event taking place on September 9
The women who will lead the two Korea’s nuke negotiation teams
Choe Son Hui and Kang Kyung-wha are rare examples of high-level female diplomats in Korea
Why sanctioning North Korea’s elites won’t bring down Kim Jong Un
Regime loyalists will not risk unification by absorption for the sake of expensive Cognac
When Kim Il Sung died in 1986
A mysterious broadcast from KPA soldiers on the inter-Korean border sparked panic in the South
North Korea’s economy is improving – but this may not save Kim Jong Un
History shows us that better standards of living could spell trouble for the DPRK leadership