Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Kim Jong Un meets Xi Jinping: experts react
What did a historic summit between the Chinese President and the DPRK leader actually achieve?
Ask a North Korean: what do you think about sanctions?
"The authorities fear internal opposition more than restrictive economic measures"
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
“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
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
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
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 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
Cults of the forgotten wives: Kim Song Ae and Ko Yong Hui
The rise - and fall - of two former DPRK first ladies
