Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Official 2023 North Korean calendar lays out contours of the year ahead
DPRK again excludes nuclear test holiday and Kim Jong Un’s birthday, while major army anniversary approaches
Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year
DPRK has yet to test an array of desired capabilities, while the succession question remains publicly unresolved
Kim Jong Un’s biggest accomplishments of 2022, according to state propaganda
Main newspaper lauds missiles, COVID ‘victory’ and construction while glossing over food shortages and other problems
To avoid the worst, US must abandon pretense of North Korean denuclearization
Sanctions will never convince Kim Jong Un to give up his nukes, making diplomacy the only option to secure stability
Kim Jong Un tells North Korean kids to foster ‘hatred’ for US, help make weapons
DPRK leader says control over nation’s children ‘top priority’ in instructions to Korean Children’s Union congress
North Korea to ‘maintain’ line against US as Kim Jong Un sets new military goals
DPRK leader emphasizes struggle against enemy and talks ideological issues on second day of year-end party plenum
The best and worst books on North Korea in 2022 — Ep. 268
David Tizzard breaks down the best reads on DPRK politics, human rights, economics, history and more
Kim Jong Un kicks off major political meeting to round out ‘most arduous’ year
Multi-day party plenum expected to reveal domestic and foreign policy changes, as children’s union congress also begins
What the exile of a North Korean prince reveals about power in the DPRK
Kim Pyong Il was once viewed as a potential successor, but the regime has undermined any claim he might have to power
Interview: How the UK’s first envoy in North Korea fought for internet access
James Hoare discusses the difficulty of establishing bilateral ties and why he thinks relations are unlikely to improve
