Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un: What do North Korea watchers think?
North Korea observers discuss the timing
Foreigners banned from visiting statues of Kims throughout North Korea
Suspension comes amid rumors U.S. and South Korea attempted to assassinate Kim Jong Un on April 15
Post-election, will North Korea make its next move?
Former Lee Myung-bak advisor argues Pyongyang will be quick to test the new ROK President
“Suicide Bombing Mentality”: North Korean propaganda on the Day of Sun
New banners suggest Kim Jong Un's cult of personality is growing: expert
On the Great Leader’s Secret Service: North Korea’s intelligence agencies
A brief history of North Korea's spy bureaucracies - and how centralization has changed them
Could we pay the North Korean elite to give up power and nukes?
A new book makes the case for a "reunification investment fund" for Kim Jong Un
How much has North Korea’s economy really changed?
A new book challenges the narrative that marketization in the DPRK is a "bottom-up" phenomena
Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?
This is not routine provocation: the DPRK leadership senses the danger it increasingly faces
Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun
As Kim Il Sung's birthday approaches, the leadership observes a rocket test and tours construction projects
Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”
Amid Tillerson's visit, state media and the internet speculated on U.S. intentions and Kim Jong Nam