The month of March was overwhelmingly dominated by military affairs for North Korea’s leadership. This was true both in terms of the nature of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s appearances as well as the affiliations of the elite officials who appeared with him in state media. As part of this emphasis, Kim also spent about a week on North Korea’s east coast visiting various military-related facilities and attending military drills. This focus on military affairs is likely the result of two factors: Pyongyang’s desire – especially after the country’s fourth nuclear test in