Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
The personality cults of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: a brief history
How did the DPRK's extreme leader-worship emerge - and where is it going?
Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations
A speech by a leading Chinese academic grabbed headlines in March, but what did it really mean?
Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data
Despite alleged assassination attempt, decline in appearances may be due to solidification of power
The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea
The late Chinese leader was believed to be irrational and provocative - but then he met with Nixon
From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995
Analysis reveals Kim Jong Un-era figures most focused on economy, while old guard dominates military and political events
Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”
The treatment of Otto Warmbier brings to mind the brutality of the DPRK's past
Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before
Analysis shows the old guard - and rising stars - behind the month's missile bonanza
The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone
Today marks 50 years since a speech by Kim Il Sung which would define the DPRK forever
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans love cherry blossom, too?
"North Koreans grow up brainwashed to hate cherry blossom trees"
What Kim Jong Un really fears
Forget sanctions: it's time to prosecute North Korea's elites and flood the DPRK with foreign media
