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Who’s in, who’s out: More North Korean reshuffles suggest changes afoot
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Who’s in, who’s out: More North Korean reshuffles suggest changes afoot

A closer look at Party Congress shake-ups points to demotion of Pyongyang mayor, refocus on nuclear forces and more

Who’s in, who’s out: More North Korean reshuffles suggest changes afoot
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser March 19, 2026
What we can learn from the results of North Korea’s parliamentary election
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What we can learn from the results of North Korea’s parliamentary election

List of deputies reveals highest-ever turnover rate of nearly 75% amid push to enshrine goals from Party Congress

What we can learn from the results of North Korea’s parliamentary election
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung March 18, 2026
Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum

Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum

North Korean leader says museum will display ‘captured weapons,’ with memorial wall featuring around 2,000 names

Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 17, 2026
Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior
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Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior

Expert discusses elite politics and Party Congress, while NK News’ Anton Sokolin digs into DPRK’s latest missile launch

Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior
North Korea’s parliament to convene on short notice to revise constitution

North Korea’s parliament to convene on short notice to revise constitution

Urgent session of Supreme People’s Assembly set for Sunday comes on heels of weekend election of deputies

North Korea’s parliament to convene on short notice to revise constitution
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 17, 2026
Ask a North Korean: What do you make of the rise of Kim Jong Un’s daughter?

Ask a North Korean: What do you make of the rise of Kim Jong Un’s daughter?

A defector says many North Koreans likely see her as a symbol of nepotism who has stolen the ‘parent of the people’

Ask a North Korean: What do you make of the rise of Kim Jong Un’s daughter?
Seonghyeon March 16, 2026
Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister

Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister

US president wondered whether Kim ‘walks to talk with the US or with me,’ Seoul official recalls

Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park March 16, 2026
North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief

North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief

Ri Son Gwon’s apparent appointment as head of Social Democratic Party follows Pyongyang’s shift away from unification

North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy March 16, 2026
Kim Jong Un votes at a coal mine in election for rubber-stamp parliament

Kim Jong Un votes at a coal mine in election for rubber-stamp parliament

North Korean leader’s choice of where to vote sends message about support for industry as he promotes five-year plan

Kim Jong Un votes at a coal mine in election for rubber-stamp parliament
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung March 16, 2026
DPRK says it fired 12 nuclear-capable rockets, figure at odds with ROK analysis

DPRK says it fired 12 nuclear-capable rockets, figure at odds with ROK analysis

Kim Jong Un, alongside his young daughter, oversaw the drills amid large-scale U.S.-ROK military exercise

DPRK says it fired 12 nuclear-capable rockets, figure at odds with ROK analysis
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 15, 2026
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