Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Kim Jong Un thanks troops deployed to Russia in founding anniversary ceremony
This marks the second consecutive year that the regime has held an oath-taking ceremony led by Kim at the same venue.
Russia slams U.N. watchdog for reporting on North Korean nuclear facility
IAEA can’t verify DPRK’s nuclear program, Moscow argued, after agency identified another enrichment facility in Yongbyon
Trump-Kim diplomacy may look unlikely. Seoul should prepare anyway
South Korea needs stronger political ‘scaffolding’ before another US-DPRK summit becomes a real possibility
North Korea deploys naval destroyer on east coast to boost nuclear deterrence
Kim Jong Un formally commissions warship equipped with nukes, declares intention to limit enemy naval activities
The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit
Whether Trump’s interest is evolving U.S. policy at the working level is something the DPRK side is likely watching.
Kim Jong Un steps up appearances as state media shields public from US hard line
A recap of everything in state media this week, from defense shake-ups to teacher praise and Rason downpours
North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter
The party revisions represent a near-complete restructuring of North Korea’s governing norms around leader Kim Jong Un
North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years
Kim Jong Un during a national conference stressed that education is ‘the most important state affair.’
Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung
Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin didn’t provide specifics, only saying the bridge will be launched soon
China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry
Beijing may gain from reduced tensions and weaker alliance cohesion, even as direct US-DPRK talks threaten its influence
