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Leadership

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May dominated by purge rumors for Pyongyang’s leadership
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May dominated by purge rumors for Pyongyang’s leadership

North Korean regime shows continuing trends of changing and disappearing elite

May dominated by purge rumors for Pyongyang’s leadership
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi June 4, 2015
Kim Yo Jong reappears after 47-day absence

Kim Yo Jong reappears after 47-day absence

Absence of Kim’s sister supports rumor of her pregnancy

Kim Yo Jong reappears after 47-day absence
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi May 29, 2015
The other North Korean famine

The other North Korean famine

The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry

The other North Korean famine
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 19, 2015
Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?

Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?

Kim Jong Un's appears more ruthless than his predecessors, signalling to leadership he is not to trifled with

Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 13, 2015
The (North Korean) Prince

The (North Korean) Prince

Some Machiavellian advice on maintaining the Northern kingdom’s survival

The (North Korean) Prince
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov | Peter Ward May 11, 2015
Political, military events top N. Korean leadership agenda in April
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Political, military events top N. Korean leadership agenda in April

Kim and other elites focused on governing country, military industry, and military & political ceremonies

Political, military events top N. Korean leadership agenda in April
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi May 7, 2015
Foibles and fears: Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit

Foibles and fears: Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit

Speculation of coup risk in Pyongyang or S. Korean president's decision not to attend unrelated

Foibles and fears: Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 1, 2015
The evolution of North Korea’s ‘inminban’

The evolution of North Korea’s ‘inminban’

Neighborhood surveillance among many facets of life changed by markets

The evolution of North Korea’s ‘inminban’
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 28, 2015
Read my lips: Don’t believe North Korea’s ‘no taxes’ talk

Read my lips: Don’t believe North Korea’s ‘no taxes’ talk

Officially banned since '74, taxes still hit North Koreans in different forms

Read my lips: Don’t believe North Korea’s ‘no taxes’ talk
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung April 24, 2015
North Koreans show independence despite dictatorship: Book

North Koreans show independence despite dictatorship: Book

'North Korea Confidential' demonstrates citizens' growing options despite looming state power

North Koreans show independence despite dictatorship: Book
Rob York
Rob York April 23, 2015