Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea’s rapid weapons plant construction betrays urgent production push
Kim Jong Un’s latest factory tour suggests even unfinished facility may be operational amid arms sales to Russia
May 23, 2024
State media review: Kim Jong Un lays rose at grave of mentor who backed his rule
An in-depth analysis of official’s death anniversary, criticism of US weapons in Gaza and a Russian delegation's arrival
May 23, 2024
Everything Moon Jae-in says about North Korea in his mammoth new memoir
NK Pro translates key parts of former president’s book, from Kim Jong Un’s wish to visit border island to anger at US
May 22, 2024
Kim Jong Un displays portrait next to predecessors in personality cult boost
First public display of own portrait in same fashion as father, grandfather seen at party cadre school opening
May 22, 2024
Kim Jong Un was ‘desperate’ to give up nukes, former ROK president writes
In memoir, Moon Jae-in claims North Korean leader said nukes were only for self-defense despite change of heart since
May 20, 2024
Why even faulty North Korean weapons won’t derail military ties with Russia
Experts say both sides have too much to gain to jeopardize relationship that is ‘stronger than anyone suspected’
May 20, 2024
Why North Korea won’t lay to rest the ghost of the ROK’s bloody Gwangju Uprising
State media still draws parallels between 1980 massacre and current events in effort to amplify South Korean discontent
May 17, 2024
How North Korea’s constitution reflected its claims to rule entire peninsula
Initial claims over ROK territory have since vanished from document, setting up Kim Jong Un’s rejection of unification
May 17, 2024
State media review: North Korea slams Kiwis’ ‘provocative’ sanctions monitoring
An in-depth analysis of criticism toward US allies, praise for youth laborers, a tourney for ‘golf addicts’ and more
May 16, 2024
North Korea displays Marx and Lenin portraits for first time in over decade
Portraits visible during Kim Jong Un’s visit to new cadre school appear to underscore renewed emphasis on communism
May 16, 2024
