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January 11, 2025

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Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

North Korea’s merry-go-round of officials leads to false alarms about purges
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North Korea’s merry-go-round of officials leads to false alarms about purges

Disappearance of top officials led to speculation about executions, only for those officials to return in new roles

North Korea’s merry-go-round of officials leads to false alarms about purges
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser March 21, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol kicks off transition team without dedicated inter-Korean section

Yoon Suk-yeol kicks off transition team without dedicated inter-Korean section

South Korean president-elect excludes ‘unification’ from subcommittee name while appointing three North Korea hawks

Yoon Suk-yeol kicks off transition team without dedicated inter-Korean section
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 18, 2022
Kim Jong Un’s superyacht makes rare appearances around time of missile tests
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Kim Jong Un’s superyacht makes rare appearances around time of missile tests

Satellite imagery has shown vessel at Kim’s east coast retreat three times this year, surpassing averages for past years

Kim Jong Un’s superyacht makes rare appearances around time of missile tests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 17, 2022
Kim Jong Un visits mega skyscraper project in Pyongyang ahead of April opening

Kim Jong Un visits mega skyscraper project in Pyongyang ahead of April opening

Construction of 10,000 homes in capital’s southeast has been beset by delays since starting last year

Kim Jong Un visits mega skyscraper project in Pyongyang ahead of April opening
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 16, 2022
From drones to ICBMs: The status of Kim Jong Un’s weapons wishlist at a glance
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From drones to ICBMs: The status of Kim Jong Un’s weapons wishlist at a glance

North Korea has tested only two of the 12 systems in its five-year development plan, indicating more tests forthcoming

From drones to ICBMs: The status of Kim Jong Un’s weapons wishlist at a glance
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 15, 2022
North Korea to expand, modernize main space launch base: Kim Jong Un

North Korea to expand, modernize main space launch base: Kim Jong Un

Report on DPRK leader's tour of spy satellite facilities comes as U.S. accuses Pyongyang of 'ICBM-platform' launches

North Korea to expand, modernize main space launch base: Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 11, 2022
Is North Korea’s ultimate goal to conquer the South? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 226
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Is North Korea’s ultimate goal to conquer the South? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 226

Four experts debate what the DPRK means by ‘final victory’ and whether it seeks unification on its terms

Is North Korea’s ultimate goal to conquer the South? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 226
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News March 10, 2022
North Korea will launch spy satellites to watch US ‘hostile’ moves: Kim Jong Un

North Korea will launch spy satellites to watch US ‘hostile’ moves: Kim Jong Un

DPRK leader visited launch control center in Pyongyang to review results of two recent reconnaissance satellite tests

North Korea will launch spy satellites to watch US ‘hostile’ moves: Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 10, 2022
Election primer: What Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung think about North Korea

Election primer: What Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung think about North Korea

Winner of Wednesday’s presidential election poised to shape inter-Korean policy for years to come

Election primer: What Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung think about North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 8, 2022
State media review: North Korea calls out forestry units for not planting trees
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State media review: North Korea calls out forestry units for not planting trees

An in-depth analysis of Tree-planting Day, a call to dismantle the UN Command and rural farm volunteers

State media review: North Korea calls out forestry units for not planting trees
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung March 3, 2022
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