Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea to hold local elections on July 21, state media says
DPRK citizens to elect members of provincial, city, and county people's assemblies
Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire
Reaction to rumors of palace intrigue was firmly divided along partisan lines
Kim Jong Un’s May appearances: few activities marked by missile launch guidance
Military issues were front-and-center in a notably quiet month
Revealed: Evidence of Kim Jong Un university location, ties to tech industry
New construction also underway at Kim Jong Un National Defense University
Making sense of leadership hierarchy: the cases of Kim Yong Chol and Kim Yo Jong
Observers should avoid reading too much into state media imagery
Top brass: North Korea’s Political Bureau leadership, in full
State media coverage this week paints a fuller picture of recent promotions, organization hierarchy
No major change in second night of mass games despite Kim Jong Un criticism
North Korean leader scolded creators Monday for irresponsibility, “wrong spirit"
State media hints at growing role for Hyon Song Wol in party propaganda department
Former singer now working as vice director at powerful Propaganda and Agitation bureau: analyst
North Korea in May 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analytic look at the main developments of the May 1-May 31 period
Kim Yo Jong reappears in state media following month-and-a-half-long absence
Reports of her April demotion from Politburo likely still true, analyst says