Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
US names Kevin Kim, veteran of North Korea talks, as new acting envoy to Seoul
Appointment of interim charge d’affaires comes days before Trump to visit South Korea, seeking meeting with Kim Jong Un
North Korean foreign minister leaves for Russia and Belarus as APEC set to begin
Choe Son Hui set to meet counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and could discuss plans for Lukashenko visit in Minsk
Trump ‘would like’ to meet Kim Jong Un on Asia trip
U.S. leader said Washington let Pyongyang know of Trump’s travel, no meeting set yet
Kim Jong Un inspects Sinuiju greenhouse farm again ahead of 9th Party Congress
An in-depth analysis of leader’s fourth visit to project, return of Pyongyang International Film Festival and more
Japan’s new prime minister signals openness to meeting Kim Jong Un
Takaichi tells families of Japanese abductees she ‘won’t miss any opportunity’ to resolve long-standing issue with DPRK
Book review: An insider’s account of how the US dropped the ball on North Korea
In ‘Fallout,’ Joel Wit documents three decades of diplomacy gone wrong and the failure to stop the DPRK nuclear program
Kim Jong Un says joint war effort with Russia outmatched ‘US and West’
DPRK leader kicks off construction of memorial and cemetery for troops who died fighting Ukraine
Lee says Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting around APEC summit would be ‘good thing’
In interview, South Korean president encourages North Korean leader to meet counterpart as first step to resolve issues
Remco Breuker: How North Korea built illicit networks that outlasted sanctions
Historian traces Pyongyang’s far-reaching financial and labor schemes and warns world has lost vital tools to track them
ROK assembly speaker asks Pope Leo to visit North Korea to push for peace
Lawmaker Woo Won-shik suggests pontiff make the trip during planned visit to Seoul in 2027
