The month of August for the North Korean leadership was framed by two organizational meetings: the 3rd Meeting of KPA Activists in O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment Title Movement at the beginning of the month and the 9th Congress of Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League at the end.

These two meetings make up part of an apparent campaign to build upon and reinforce the political changes made at the Seventh Congress of the WPK in May and the fourth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly in June. Alongside the political agenda, Kim demonstrated consistent