Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Why there’s more to the inner-workings of North Korea than just Kim Jong Un
A new report shows how we need more focus on DPRK institutions and the people who comprise them
Ambassador Kim Pyong Il, North Korean leader’s uncle, returned home this summer
Visit purportedly tied to health issues, one source says
North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong appears to have been promoted
State media suggests Kim holding broader, if not higher-profile, role in the ruling party
Making sense of Kim Jong Un’s new position: who is North Korea’s head of state?
Confusion stems from a misunderstanding of what 'head of state' actually means
North Korea in August 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analytic look at the main developments of the August 1 - 31 period
Kim Jong Un delays opening of Yangdok hot springs and ski resort until December
In first economic visit since May, N. Korean leader shown resort's rapid construction over summer
Contextualizing North Korea’s August 2019 constitutional revision
The latest DPRK constitutional revision reinstates at least some of Kim Il Sung’s powers as “DPRK president”
N. Korean constitutional revisions elevate status of SAC chairman Kim Jong Un
DPRK repeatedly says that revisions aim to guarantee the "monolithic leadership"
North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to skip UN General Assembly
Amid hardening DPRK stance towards the United States, sources say Ri will skip on NYC trip
North Korea’s fall 2019 parliamentary session: what to expect
Second SPA meeting this year likely to deal with smaller-scale issues and personnel shuffles than opening April session