Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
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
June 19, 2023
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
June 17, 2023
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
June 15, 2023
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
June 14, 2023
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
June 13, 2023
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
June 12, 2023
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
June 8, 2023
Trump’s praise for Kim Jong Un draws fire from his Republican competitors
Criticism underscores divisions in party on North Korea policy as US conservatives jockey for presidential nomination
June 5, 2023
Timeline: From North Korean satellite launch to Yoon-Kishida summit in Seoul
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 - May 31
June 2, 2023
North Korea in May 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023
June 2, 2023
