Kim Jong Un's public appearances in January: the leader lays low



Analysis Kim Jong Un’s public appearances in January: the leader lays low Possibly distracted by inter-Korean rapprochement, the leader made only four public appearances Fyodor Tertitskiy February 9, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun After a busy December which saw the North Korean leadership reemphasize ideological matters and focus on economic issues, January was Kim Jong Un’s least active since last August. The leader made only four public appearances, with one of them being the New Year’s speech – compared to January last year, this is a very small number. The following is the NK Pro analysis of Kim Jong Un’s reported appearances last month. Our findings are: Following a year dominated by missile tests and a tense standoff with South Korea and the U.S., January saw Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Elite absences hint at a North Korean power struggle ahead of party congress 02With Yoon’s exit, South Korea faces critical choices on North Korea strategy 03Tools of the trade: How North Korea launders billions in stolen cryptocurrency 04North Korea’s ‘new’ sniper rifle likely Austrian import or copy: Analysis 05North Korean ICBM factory upgrade project resumes, expands: Imagery 06Ruse or revolution? Analyzing North Korea’s new drone and AEW&C aircraft 07New construction underway near North Korean aircraft factories amid drone push 08What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death

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Kim Jong Un’s public appearances in January: the leader lays low

Possibly distracted by inter-Korean rapprochement, the leader made only four public appearances

Fyodor Tertitskiy February 9, 2018

Kim Jong Un’s public appearances in January: the leader lays low

Rodong Sinmun

After a busy December which saw the North Korean leadership reemphasize ideological matters and focus on economic issues, January was Kim Jong Un’s least active since last August. The leader made only four public appearances, with one of them being the New Year’s speech – compared to January last year, this is a very small number.

The following is the NK Pro analysis of Kim Jong Un’s reported appearances last month. Our findings are:

Following a year dominated by missile tests and a tense standoff with South Korea and the U.S., January saw

01Elite absences hint at a North Korean power struggle ahead of party congress
02With Yoon’s exit, South Korea faces critical choices on North Korea strategy
03Tools of the trade: How North Korea launders billions in stolen cryptocurrency
04North Korea’s ‘new’ sniper rifle likely Austrian import or copy: Analysis
05North Korean ICBM factory upgrade project resumes, expands: Imagery
06Ruse or revolution? Analyzing North Korea’s new drone and AEW&C aircraft
07New construction underway near North Korean aircraft factories amid drone push
08What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death

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