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What Kim Jong Un’s Mount Kumgang visit bodes for inter-Korean ties
Despite suggestions that Pyongyang may be creating an opening for talks with Seoul, such a policy shift appears unlikely
October 24, 2019
Ensuring Kim’s “absolute authority”: North Korea’s latest constitutional changes
The new measures, approved last month, grant Kim Jong Un even greater powers over the military and the state
October 23, 2019
After Kim’s Paektu visit, North Korea strongly hints at looming hard-line move
Follow-up media campaign following Kim Jong Un’s mountain trip hints at tough decisions looming
October 18, 2019
What to make of Kim Jong Un’s impromptu visit to Mount Paektu this week
State media reporting was rich in symbolism, projecting the DPRK leader's power and determination
October 16, 2019
On party founding anniversary, North Korea bolsters Kim Jong Un’s leadership
The Rodong Sinmun's unusual emphasis of Kim tracks with post-Hanoi developments
October 11, 2019
North Korea reinforces ideological education against “bourgeois” values
The renewed “class education” campaign builds on weapons tests and uptick in anti-U.S. rhetoric
October 10, 2019
The DPRK foreign ministry’s readout of Stockholm talks: key takeaways
North Korea's response to failed working-level negotiations appears to reflect hardened line
October 7, 2019
North Korean party daily calls national defense “number one” priority
A Rodong Sinmun article emphasizing defense capabilities appears to signal yet another shift
September 27, 2019
North Korea maintains subtle anti-U.S. rhetoric, despite diplomatic overtures
The party daily keeps up low-level criticism as DPRK withholds positive developments from the domestic public
September 23, 2019
North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong appears to have been promoted
State media suggests Kim holding broader, if not higher-profile, role in the ruling party
September 13, 2019
