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NK Leadership Watch
http://nkleadershipwatch.wordpress.com/
We offer information and analysis about the political culture of the DPRK (better known as North Korea) with an emphasis on the ruling Kim Family, external relations, development and security organizations. The site/blog utilizes a combination of print media (in English and in translation), official government and NGO reports, informed academic analysis, satellite mapping images and multimedia, as well as the author's original research and conversations with human sources currently residing or who have ties to the country and its leadership.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 883 )
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Gen. Pak Yong Sik and KPA Delegation Meet Vietnam’s President and Minister of...
Gen. Pak Yong Sik, Minister of the People’s Armed Forces, (left) sheiks hands with Vietnamese President Trương Tấn Sang in Hanoi on November 27, 2015 (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Fishery Station #15 of KPA Unit #549
Kim Jong Un looks through a storage facility at Fishery Station #15 which is subordinate to KPA Unit #549. Also seen in attendance is Col. Gen. So Hong Chang... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gen. Pak Yong Sik Meets with Lao President and Defense Minister
Gen. Pak Yong Sik (left) meets with Lao President Choummaly Sayasone [right] in Vientiane on November 22, 2015 (Photo: KPL). Minister of the People’s Armed... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Watches a Concert Given by KPA Service Member...
Kim Jong Un watches a concert given by KPA service members. Also in attendance is (A) Col. Gen. Son Chol Ju (deputy director, KPA General Political Department,... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NDC Policy Department Issues Statement Trashing ROK for Artillery Drill
Seen here is a coastal stronghold in the North Korean county of Kangnyong on the west coast. This is a file photo taken from Yeonpyeong Island. Read more
Posted on 24 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits August 25 Fishery Station
Kim Jong Un visits the August 25 Fishery Station under KPA Unit #313 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his test riding a new... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KIS, KJI Statues Unveiled at KIS University of Politics
Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the center of the campus of the Kim Il Sung University of Politics in Pyongyang. A floral basket from Kim Jong Un can... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA Southwestern Command Issues Statement on 5th Anniversary of YP-do
KPA service members involved in the shelling of Yo’np’yo’ng Island in November 2010 speak on DPRK state television (Photo: KCTV-Yonhap). Read more
Posted on 22 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Prosecutors’ Office and Court Commemorate 70th Anniversary
Leadership platform at a meeting commemorating the 70th anniversary of the DPRK’s procuratorial and judicial organ at Ponghwa Art Theater in Pyongyang on... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Rides the PY Subway
Kim Jong Un sits on a subway car during a test ride on the Pyongyang Metro on November 19, 2015. Also seen in attendance right of KJU is WPK Secretary O Su... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Wo’nsan and Sep’o Stockbreeding Zone
Pak Pong Ju (A) is briefed about construction in Wo’nsan. Also in attendance are Ro Tu Chol (B), Chairman of the State Planning Commission and Vice Premier,... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Fisheries in Pyongyang
Kim Jong Un tours a fishery in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to the Pyongyang Children’s Foodstuff... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gen. O Kum Chol Meets with Russian Armed Forces Delegation
Russian Federation Armed Forces 1st Vice Chief of the General Staff Col. Gen. Nikolai Bogdanovski shakes hands with Vice Chief of the KPA General Staff Col. Gen... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Ri Ul Sol’s Funeral
Kim Jong Un leads the state funeral committee out of the Central Hall of Workers in Pyongyang on November 11, 2015, as they process behind the casket of MAR Ri... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ri Ul Sol Funeral Committee: Who’s On, Who’s Not
State Funeral Committee of MAR Ri Ul Sol (Rodong Sinmun/KCBS/NK Leadership Watch Graphic). Within hours of being disseminated by DPRK state media, the funeral... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Ri Ul Sol’s Wake
Kim Jong Un pays his respects at the casket bier of MAR Ri Ul Sol at the Central Hall of Workers in Pyongyang on November 8, 2015 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 09 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ri Ul Sol (1921-2015)
Ri Ul Sol (NK Leadership Watch file photos) 1st revolutionary generation DPRK elite, Member of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee Member and Korean... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Photo-op with Military Education Officers’ Meeting...
Kim Jong Un greets participants of the 7th national meeting of military education officers during a photo-op at Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. Also i... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends 7th Military Education Officers’ Meeting
Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at the 7th National Meeting of Military Education Officers. In his remarks Kim emphasized the role of the party’s management of... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ceremony Opens Mirae Scientists’ Street in Pyongyang
Members of the DPRK’s central leadership, construction workers and scientists cuts a ceremonial red tape to open the Mirae Scientists’ Street in Pyongyang on... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
