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Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Is progress really taking place in North Korea?

Is progress really taking place in North Korea?

Changes in North Korea give us hope – but we must take advantage of opportunities for change

Is progress really taking place in North Korea?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy January 6, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
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Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy

Riding high from the “Victor’s Congress” last May, KJU promises country both guns and butter

Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb January 3, 2017
Kirby: N. Korean human rights situation “remains unchanged”

Kirby: N. Korean human rights situation “remains unchanged”

Former head of COI stresses need for ICC referral

Kirby: N. Korean human rights situation “remains unchanged”
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 2, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

In this year's speech, Kim Jong Un moved away from the past with new slogans and a new vision

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn January 2, 2017
Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live

Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live

Viewed in context, Pyongyang's elites live relatively humble existences

Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 30, 2016
Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?

Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?

A ruler can do a lot in half a decade, Kim has changed little - and made some things worse

Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 28, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has Kim the younger clung to power?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has Kim the younger clung to power?

In the final part of a six-part series, experts assess the murky world of Pyongyang politics

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has Kim the younger clung to power?
NK News
NK News December 26, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?

In the third part of a six-part series, experts assess the key cultural shifts in N. Korea

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?
NK News
NK News December 21, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?

In the second part of a six-part series, experts assess the new leader's economic performance

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?
NK News
NK News December 20, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How have North Korea’s foreign relations changed?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How have North Korea’s foreign relations changed?

In the first part of a six-part series, experts assess the new leader's foreign policy

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How have North Korea’s foreign relations changed?
NK News
NK News December 19, 2016