Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Why has North Korea’s WMD chief disappeared from view?
"When a senior official goes missing, Pyongyang watchers sometimes assume that the official has been purged"
NK Media Watch – July 31 to Aug 6
Domestic North Korean TV coverage: Anniversaries, Iran, memorial services and summer vacation
NK Media Watch – July 24 to 30
Victory Day celebrations dominate, including "march for peace" coverage and solidarity with Cuba
Behind the evolution of North Korea’s leadership loyalty badges
Every North Korean is required to wear one, but where did they come from and how did it all start?
Which foreign faces stood out at North Korea’s military parade?
North Korea's leadership met political figures from 14 countries last week as part of "Victory Day" celebrations
NK Media Watch – July 17 to 23
Victorious fatherland preparations, the Kaesong industrial complex, consumer goods
In border regions, Chinese traders see profit in N. Korea
'North Korea is definitely on the verge of opening up; I can feel it when I'm there.'
NK Media Watch – July 2 to 9
Numerous DPRK delegations , strengthening international friendships and the 19th Anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death.
The movers and shakers of Kim Jong Un’s new regime
'No leader, even in a democratic state, can completely rely on the history of his predecessor' - Lankov
