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Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

How North Korea embraced an obscure religion as a tool for Korean unification
Analysis

How North Korea embraced an obscure religion as a tool for Korean unification

Kim Il Sung praised Chondoism as a patriotic and native faith, allowing it to flourish relative to other religions

How North Korea embraced an obscure religion as a tool for Korean unification
Nicolas LeviNicolas Levi June 21, 2023
Hardliner returns at North Korean plenum, hinting at inter-Korean policy changes
Analysis

Hardliner returns at North Korean plenum, hinting at inter-Korean policy changes

Key leadership event sees relatively few promotions and demotions, despite Kim Yong Chol’s appointment to adviser role

Hardliner returns at North Korean plenum, hinting at inter-Korean policy changes
Martin WeiserMartin Weiser June 20, 2023
Book review: An African woman’s memoir of privilege and identity in North Korea
Opinion

Book review: An African woman’s memoir of privilege and identity in North Korea

‘Black Girl from Pyongyang’ documents the fascinating story of Monica Macias, a dictator’s daughter who grew up in DPRK

Book review: An African woman’s memoir of privilege and identity in North Korea
Stephen MercadoStephen Mercado June 19, 2023
North Korea promises more ‘powerful nuclear weapons’ to counter US ‘domination’
News

North Korea promises more ‘powerful nuclear weapons’ to counter US ‘domination’

Kim Jong Un leads party meeting deriding ‘severe defect’ in satellite program, pushes for another launch at early date

North Korea promises more ‘powerful nuclear weapons’ to counter US ‘domination’
Shreyas ReddyShreyas Reddy June 19, 2023
North Korea convenes delayed party meeting on economy, defense policy
News

North Korea convenes delayed party meeting on economy, defense policy

State media reports Kim Jong Un presided over first day of likely multiday plenum but makes no mention of speech

North Korea convenes delayed party meeting on economy, defense policy
Shreyas ReddyShreyas Reddy June 17, 2023
How a dispute over POWs has distorted memories of the Korean War
Analysis

How a dispute over POWs has distorted memories of the Korean War

US, China and Koreas have conspired to forget conflict, after it morphed from fight over land into one over prisoners

How a dispute over POWs has distorted memories of the Korean War
David Cheng ChangDavid Cheng Chang June 15, 2023
Send Donald Trump to North Korea to break the impasse in bilateral talks
Opinion

Send Donald Trump to North Korea to break the impasse in bilateral talks

The US cannot afford disengagement with Pyongyang and should use former president as a crude tool to jump-start dialogue

Send Donald Trump to North Korea to break the impasse in bilateral talks
Andrei LankovAndrei Lankov June 14, 2023
Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong
Opinion

Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong

Sung-yoon Lee combines history and speculation to paint DPRK leader’s sister as ‘devil woman,’ with mixed results

Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong
David TizzardDavid Tizzard June 13, 2023
Kim Jong Un secretly visited medical factories last year, state media reveals
News

Kim Jong Un secretly visited medical factories last year, state media reveals

Rare inspections tied to economy come amid focus on military, as leader also approves new mural to push personality cult

Kim Jong Un secretly visited medical factories last year, state media reveals
Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko June 12, 2023
Seoul’s new National Security Strategy spotlights ‘main enemy’ North Korea
News

Seoul’s new National Security Strategy spotlights ‘main enemy’ North Korea

Lodestar document ditches goal of ending Korean War, introduces plans to tighten monitoring of inter-Korean exchange

Seoul’s new National Security Strategy spotlights ‘main enemy’ North Korea
Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim June 8, 2023
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