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Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Brace Yourselves, The Kim Jong Un Badges Are Coming

Brace Yourselves, The Kim Jong Un Badges Are Coming

Reports from Pyongyang suggest that some members of North Korea's top security agency are being issued with Kim Jong Un badges

Brace Yourselves, The Kim Jong Un Badges Are Coming
Luke Herman
Luke Herman November 15, 2012
Why did we never complain? We didn’t even know how to.

Why did we never complain? We didn’t even know how to.

Do people in North Korea criticize the leaders behind closed doors? How have things changed over the years?

Why did we never complain? We didn’t even know how to.
Jae Young Kim
Jae Young Kim November 5, 2012
Kim Jong Un’s Wife Re-Appears, Possibly Pregnant

Kim Jong Un’s Wife Re-Appears, Possibly Pregnant

Meanwhile, regime's Leadership Chess keeps moving players in and out of check.

Kim Jong Un’s Wife Re-Appears, Possibly Pregnant
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 31, 2012
Two Kims, Two Paths

Two Kims, Two Paths

Leadership Tracker Succession Revelations: Like Father Not Like Son

Two Kims, Two Paths
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 22, 2012
Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?

Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?

With claims that 31 senior political figures have been purged since Kim Jong Un took power, Luke Herman analyzes what may or may not have happened to the individuals that disappeared.

Is Kim Jong Un Really Hiring And Firing?
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 22, 2012
Has Another Senior North Korean Figure Gone Missing?

Has Another Senior North Korean Figure Gone Missing?

Just a week after Kim Jong Uns wife disappeared from public view, has North Korea's Minister of Public Security Ri Myong Su also gone missing?

Has Another Senior North Korean Figure Gone Missing?
Luke Herman
Luke Herman October 22, 2012
Remembering Sihanouk: Kim Il Sung’s Cambodian Cold War Collaborator

Remembering Sihanouk: Kim Il Sung’s Cambodian Cold War Collaborator

The Khmer Rouge’s PR guru was a king and dictator, and life-long friend of North Korea.

Remembering Sihanouk: Kim Il Sung’s Cambodian Cold War Collaborator
Tom Farrell
Tom Farrell October 22, 2012