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Why North Korea celebrates Party Foundation Day

Why North Korea celebrates Party Foundation Day

Almost nothing in state accounts of the WPK's creation is truthful

Why North Korea celebrates Party Foundation Day
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy October 10, 2017
The family business: why Kim Jong Un promoted his sister
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The family business: why Kim Jong Un promoted his sister

After no mentions in state media for 16 months, Kim Yo Jong is promoted to the Politburo

The family business: why Kim Jong Un promoted his sister
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham October 9, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s August appearances: sending a message to the U.S.
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Kim Jong Un’s August appearances: sending a message to the U.S.

The Leader plans more missiles after Washington's snub. But might there be tensions in the ranks?

Kim Jong Un’s August appearances: sending a message to the U.S.
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb September 13, 2017
Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots

Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots

Kim Jong Un's late half-brother came from a family of committed communists

Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots
Ra Jong-yil
Ra Jong-yil September 11, 2017
The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”

The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”

There is no evidence of any great event taking place on September 9

The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 9, 2017
The women who will lead the two Korea’s nuke negotiation teams

The women who will lead the two Korea’s nuke negotiation teams

Choe Son Hui and Kang Kyung-wha are rare examples of high-level female diplomats in Korea

The women who will lead the two Korea’s nuke negotiation teams
Ji-young Song
Ji-young Song September 7, 2017
Why sanctioning North Korea’s elites won’t bring down Kim Jong Un

Why sanctioning North Korea’s elites won’t bring down Kim Jong Un

Regime loyalists will not risk unification by absorption for the sake of expensive Cognac

Why sanctioning North Korea’s elites won’t bring down Kim Jong Un
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 31, 2017
When Kim Il Sung died in 1986

When Kim Il Sung died in 1986

A mysterious broadcast from KPA soldiers on the inter-Korean border sparked panic in the South

When Kim Il Sung died in 1986
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 28, 2017
North Korea’s economy is improving – but this may not save Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s economy is improving – but this may not save Kim Jong Un

History shows us that better standards of living could spell trouble for the DPRK leadership

North Korea’s economy is improving – but this may not save Kim Jong Un
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 14, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s July: celebrating the “final phase” of the U.S.-DPRK showdown
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Kim Jong Un’s July: celebrating the “final phase” of the U.S.-DPRK showdown

ICBM tests put Korea at the axis of a "new world political structure," says Ri Man Gon

Kim Jong Un’s July: celebrating the “final phase” of the U.S.-DPRK showdown
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb August 10, 2017