Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Kim Yo Jong unusually prominent at North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile test
DPRK leader’s sister stood next to him on viewing deck for the first time, a possible sign of her growing influence
Kim Jong Un guided North Korea’s third ‘hypersonic’ missile test: State media
It's the first missile launch Kim has publicly attended in nearly two years
Disgraced ex-president uses North Korea issues to rebrand as champion of freedom
Park Geun-hye’s team picked several letters from defectors praising the former South Korean leader for bestselling book
Cake day? Kim Jong Un’s birthday comes and goes without state media celebration
Kim turned 38 on Saturday, but may be waiting until he’s older to make the day a national holiday, expert says
Not monolithic: The need to better understand North Korea’s internal dynamics
Designing effective DPRK policies requires ditching narrative of ‘one heart and mind’ and recognizing diverse groups
Top North Korean construction projects all missed 2021 deadlines amid shortages
Kim Jong Un and other top officials admitted at party plenum events that annual construction goals had not been met
The week in North Korean state media: A review of Dec. 28 to Jan. 6
An analytical look at the party plenum, hypersonic missile launch, new cartoons from a sanctioned studio and more
North Korea signals big events for upcoming birthdays of former leaders
Military parades common on past holidays as Kim Jong Il's February birthday to fall during Beijing Olympics
4 flights, 63 defectors and 670K barrels of oil: North Korea’s 2021 in numbers
Data tells the story of a year in which DPRK retreated even further inward as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on
A foreign media failure? Evaluating 10 years of the AP bureau in Pyongyang
Journalists and experts say access has worsened, but most insist that on-the-ground reporting remains valuable
