Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
What to make of reports Yoon Suk-yeol plotted to provoke North Korean attack
Discovery of note on inciting border clash has fueled concerns about an ROK false flag operation to justify martial law
Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
Assassinations, military failures and fractured alliances have reinforced the value of self-reliance for North Korea
TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024
From rejecting unification to DPRK soldiers fighting Ukraine, NK News looks back at our best reporting on a busy year
In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
Troop dispatch to Ukraine war revealed North Korea’s new confidence in projecting power, emboldened by Russia ties
Tall tales: How Kim Il Sung’s wife became the paragon of North Korean womanhood
Kim Jong Suk is held up as the perfect mother, wife and revolutionary in state propaganda, despite her unassuming life
Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
North Korean leader made nearly 100 appearances in 2024 amid growing Russia ties, while reducing daughter’s activities
Kim Jong Un makes frank speech about nation’s poverty at small factory opening
North Korean leader vows to fix ‘backward’ economy and declares flood recovery project complete in two speeches
Kim Jong Un reemerges after extended absence to pay respects to late father
An in-depth analysis of Kim Jong Il’s death anniversary, messaging to Trump and river management failures
How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
Evidence left by regime may answer questions about DPRK support for Syria’s development of weapons of mass destruction
