Promoted or demoted? Major North Korean leadership changes and what they mean



Analysis Promoted or demoted? Major North Korean leadership changes and what they mean North Korea's Politburo has met with unprecedented frequency this year, with at least four meetings held since June Martin Weiser August 17, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV On Aug. 13, Kim Jong Un guided another meeting of the Korean Workers’ Party’s Political Bureau, where he addressed flooding, COVID-19 and party affairs. The meeting revealed a significant development — a reshuffle of senior officials and the appointment of a new premier. The most important changes and takeaways from the meeting include: Further details on the creation of a new party department previously discussed on Aug. 5 Minister of social security Kim Jong Ho appears to now be more highly ranked and on a level that — compared to other party officials — is similar to Pak Jon Chon 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 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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Promoted or demoted? Major North Korean leadership changes and what they mean

North Korea's Politburo has met with unprecedented frequency this year, with at least four meetings held since June

Martin Weiser August 17, 2020

Promoted or demoted? Major North Korean leadership changes and what they mean

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On Aug. 13, Kim Jong Un guided another meeting of the Korean Workers’ Party’s Political Bureau, where he addressed flooding, COVID-19 and party affairs.

The meeting revealed a significant development — a reshuffle of senior officials and the appointment of a new premier. The most important changes and takeaways from the meeting include:

Further details on the creation of a new party department previously discussed on Aug. 5 Minister of social security Kim Jong Ho appears to now be more highly ranked and on a level that — compared to other party officials — is similar to Pak Jon Chon

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

Promoted or demoted? Major North Korean leadership changes and what they mean

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