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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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Kim Jong Un Visits Seafood Refrigeration Facilities
Kim Jong Un tours a seafood refrigeration facility recently constructed by KPA Unit #534. Also seen in attendance is Col. Gen. So Hong Chang (L), 1st Vice... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
. . .And Exit of Kim Chang Son?
Kim Chang Son (R), with Kim Jong Un, at the 6th session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly in September 2012 (Photo: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Return of Pak Myong Chol. . .
Pak Myong Chol (highlighted) attends Kim Jong Un’s visit to Masik Pass Ski Resort in December 2013 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Pak Myong Chol (highlighted) attends ... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Delivers New Year’s Address and Visits Ku’msusan
Kim Jong Un delivers the 2014 New Year’s Address (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un (8th L) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (7th L) visit Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Ambassador to Sweden Recalled to Pyongyang
DPRK Ambassador Pak Kwang Chol (L) presents his diplomatic credentials to Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson in Reyjkavik on 2 October 2013 (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Watches KPA Martial Arts Training and Attends Photo-op with...
Kim Jong Un watches a martial arts demonstration by service members of KPA Units #3168 and #695 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on 28... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Construction of Airport Terminal and Apartment Housing
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (R) tours the construction of an apartment complex in the Ryongso’ng-Sop’o section of Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits KPA Unit #526
Kim Jong Un visits the command element of KPA Unit #526 in South P’yo’ngan Province to mark the 22nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s assumption of the KPA Supreme... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Meets Head of Russian Construction Company
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (C) poses for a photo with a representatives of Mostovik Scientific-Industrial Company in Pyongyang on 24 December 2013 (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan on 24 December
Kim Jong Un visits the Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on 24 December 2013. Also seen in attendance are: Minister of the People’s Armed Forces Gen. Read more
Posted on 23 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Kuk T’ae (1924-2013)
(Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Kuk Ta’e (2nd R) viewing the body of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il in December 2011 (Photo: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 15 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jang Song Taek (1946-2013)
(Photo: KCNA) Jang (R) was husband of Kim Kyong Hui (3rd R), KWP Secretary and sister of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il (Photo: KCTV screen grab). Read more
Posted on 15 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits KPA Design Institute
Kim Jong Un visits the KPA Design Institute (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on 14 December (Saturday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) visite... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jang Song Taek Dies By Execution
Jang Song Taek appears before a tribunal of the Ministry of State Security on 12 December 2013 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) A three-member panel of the Ministry of... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK State Media Broadcasts Images of Jang Dismissal
View of platform of an 8 December 2013 expanded meeting of the KWP Political Bureau (Photo: KCTV screen grab). DPRK state media aired a news item and images of... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Expanded KWP Political Bureau Meeting Removes Jang Song Taek From Office
KWP Political Bureau prior to 8 December 2013 (Graphic: Michael Madden/NK Leadership Watch) “Factional forces have always existed in the history of our party,... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senior DPRK Officials Visits Construction Meeting Participants’ Accommodation
VMar Choe Ryong Hae meets with KPA personnel participating in national seminar of construction workers (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits State Academy of Science
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (4th L) tours the State Academy of Sciences (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju visits the State Academy of Sciences... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
US Citizen Deported from DPRK After 42 Day Detention
An 85 year old US citizen detained in the DPRK since 26 October 2013 reads a statement in front of a DPRK official (Photo: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rumor of Jang Song Taek Dismissal
Jang Song Taek (L) with Kim Jong Un accompanying the hearse of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il in December 2011 (NK Leadership Watch archive photo). Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY
