Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Rare North Korean Party Congress to take place ‘early January,’ Politburo says
Kim Jong Un chaired an unprecedented 12th Politburo meeting of the year on Tuesday
What to expect at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
A new economic plan will likely be announced, but there’s no sign that it can create the results that North Korea needs
North Korea’s Party Congress, explained: Why all eyes are on Kim this January
The Eighth Party Congress is expected to make a major reveal in terms of DPRK politics, the economy and more
Kim Jong Un was elusive in 2020, but emerged for a surge of Politburo meetings
Reclusive or not, the North Korean leader may be vying for a more formal and inclusive governing style
Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020
It may be a North Korean tradition, but the young ruler is making his own leadership traditions this year
Compared to 2016, North Korea quiet ahead of upcoming Party Congress
Run-up to 2016 Party Congress saw a flurry of missile tests, provincial votes, foreign delegations and more
More than 70% of South Koreans surveyed want Biden to meet with Kim Jong Un
Seven out of 10 respondents also rated Trump and Kim’s letter-writing diplomacy positively
South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US
Noh Kyu-duk to replace Lee Do-hoon, who served as Seoul’s top nuclear envoy since Sept. 2017
A North Korean textbook shows that Pyongyang and Beijing are still ‘frenemies’
By all indications, Pyongyang and Beijing really cozied up in 2020. But a recent history book suggests otherwise.
Nine years ago, Kim Jong Un took power. Here’s what changed in 2020.
North Korea underwent several drastic adjustments this year — some of which were state-sponsored, some of which were not
