Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come
The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push
Title and ranking of Ri Son Gwon suggest he still leads a department, despite Seoul’s claims that UFD was downgraded
ROK military chief defends refusal to confirm drone intrusion into North Korea
JCS chairman argues secrecy necessary to safeguard national security, rejecting accusations of seeking to provoke DPRK
Biden hails US-ROK-Japan ties to deter North Korea as key foreign policy success
But outgoing president also warns of growing DPRK-Russia cooperation, as Trump return threatens his diplomatic legacy
North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang
How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
Revision to Mass Reporting Act targets activities that undermine regime, reflecting Kim Jong Un’s growing paranoia
ROK defense ministry rejects ‘baseless’ claims it sought to provoke North Korea
Allegations that Yoon government sought to provoke conflict to justify martial law undermine security, ministry says
Why honoring North Koreans killed in Ukraine war could pose major risk to regime
Mounting casualties imperil Kim Jong Un’s ability to maintain secrecy around sensitive deployment to Russia
Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
In second of two-part series, NK Pro predicts economic crisis, AI in state media, a U-turn on foreign tourists and more
Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold
In first of two-part series, NK Pro lays out what to expect from North Korea in year ahead, and potential black swans
