Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea in July 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analysis of the main developments between July 1 and July 31
North Korea claims zero COVID-19 cases as top official visits city on lockdown
First Vice Chairman Choe Ryong Hae inspected Kaesong where controls were put in place due to a suspected infection
How Moon Jae-in’s shortlist of successors might shape future North Korea policy
Lee Jae-myung's North-South reconciliation policy would likely be far more aggressive than Lee Nak-yeon's
Kim Jong Un says those who challenge North Korea’s nukes will ‘pay dearly’
DPRK leader defends ‘permanent’ nuclear war deterrent at Korean War veterans conference
Kim Jong Un gifts guns to army officers as North Korea marks war anniversary
Pistols were conferred to a new generation of military leaders, who vowed to defend Kim “at the cost of their lives”
‘Runaway’ causes first suspected COVID-19 case in North Korea, state media says
North Korean leader issues lockdown for Kaesong, raises “top-class alert”
Kim’s construction project woes reflect his poor economic planning
The Supreme Leader is now scapegoating others for failing to meet his latest hospital project's unrealistic deadlines
Kim Yo Jong left doors open for talks with US, unification minister nominee says
While foreseeing impasse will go on until U.S. presidential election, Lee says he "won't hesitate" to meet Kim Jong Un
Why North Korea blames ‘bourgeois culture’ and conducts foreign media shakedowns
A recent state media article suggests that DPRK leadership is increasingly threatened by foreign influence
Kim Jong Un inspects new chicken farm construction, calls older ones ‘backwards’
Kwangchon Chicken Farm is only the second economic site to see a public visit from Kim this year