Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea in September 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from September 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022
How North Korea’s missile test over Japan could justify a seventh nuclear test
Kim Jong Un may be gauging reactions from Beijing and Moscow before moving forward with first nuke test since 2017
Kim Jong Un disappears for longest period this year amid renewed missile tests
North Korean leader absent for weeks, though may return to celebrate key party holiday on Oct. 10
Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea
Moscow’s actions undermine institutions seeking to curb the DPRK’s nuclear program and suggest it will flout sanctions
North Korea may conduct nuclear test ahead of US midterms: Seoul’s spy agency
National Intelligence Service also tells lawmakers Kim Jong Un has gained weight but has no apparent health issues
North Korea slips down the agenda at UN General Assembly
Leaders scarcely mentioned DPRK this year, betraying little interest in seriously tackling its nuclear program
What the CIA knows (and doesn’t know) about North Korea – Ep. 255
Soo Kim explains how analysts interpret information coming out of Pyongyang and find signals in the noise
North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages
State media short on details about policy as Kim Jong Un skips Politburo meeting for second straight time
God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families
North Korea has criticized hereditary succession but is the only communist country to have done it twice
North Korea’s new nuclear law makes the world a more dangerous place
US will find it harder to sell arms control to the public after DPRK says it will never give up its nukes
