Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea struggling to provide medicine amid COVID outbreak: Kim Jong Un
State media reports 50 dead and over 1.2 million cases since the start of the outbreak this month
Good troublemakers are the key to fixing democracy in South Korea
President Yoon may not appreciate that strengthening democratic institutions and norms starts by empowering the people
Yoon nominates Park Geun-hye’s vice national security adviser as head of NIS
Kim Kyou-hyun is also a career diplomat with expertise in U.S.-ROK relations
Former DPRK policy envoy to join Yoon administration as vice foreign minister
Lee Do-hoon played leading diplomatic role under Moon Jae-in, helped broker first-ever U.S-North Korea summit
State media review: North Korea raises alarm about harmful drought
An in-depth analysis of efforts to combat agricultural damage, DPRK ties with Southeast Asia and Labor Day celebrations
Timeline: From Kim’s ominous nuclear warnings to North Korea’s new missiles
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from April 1 - April 30
North Korea in April 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022
Kim Jong Un joins more group photos for parade ‘demonstrating national power’
North Korean leader calls young people future of Korean socialism at photo session with students and ‘working youth’
State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade
An in-depth analysis of military parade festivities, Pyongyang fashion tips, and a potentially harmful sandstorm
Ri Pyong Chol, demoted last year for ‘grave incident,’ returns to power
Top official’s restoration gives Kim Jong Un two right-hand military men again, pointing to more weapons tests in future