Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
December: Military drills, political anniversaries; reviewing elite changes in 2014
Month of December, year of 2014 follow patterns of Kim consolidating power since becoming leader in 2011
We are family: Is Hwang Pyong So a Cholla chap?
North Korea’s OGD supremo may have family roots in South Korea
N. Korea makes more military leadership changes
Two officers assume new senior leadership roles, new air force commander elevated in rank
Analysis: Kim’s sister rumored to be married
Has Kim Yo Jong tied the knot? What do we know and why does it matter?
Kim’s New Year’s speech reveals economic priorities
Leader highlights light industry, seemingly eyes South Korea in search for sponsors
How happy are North Koreans? Specialists talk culture
Regime watchers talk public approval levels, the problems with encouraging defections
Three-year anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death important milestone
Traditional mourning period handled differently by Kim Jong Un, but still meaningful for succession
Three-year anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death important milestone
Traditional mourning period handled differently by Kim Jong Un, but still meaningful for succession
The diminishing role of Soviet help in Pyongyang propaganda
North Korea once celebrated help in establishing its independence; now it barely acknowledges it
The party’s 10 principles, then and now
Evolution of party credo shows effort to elevate Kim Jong Il, the Worker’s Party
