North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

The Bozz to Pyongyang, KJI Invited to Beijing

The Bozz to Pyongyang, KJI Invited to Beijing

Reuters reported earlier today of a possible trip by DPRK Special Envoy (and Fletcher School Dean) Stephen Bosworth to Pyongyang.  Yomiuri Shimbun has a more detailed report about Ambassador Bosworth’s trip, which is likely to […]

Oct, 29

Kim Yang-gon to Beijing

UPDATE Korea Times reports further on Kim Yang-gon’s jaunt to Beijing.  This is adding fodder that an Inter-Korean summit meeting may take place, as Mr. Kim met with at least one South Korean legislator during […]

Oct, 21
DPRK's Guerilla Monsoon & Six Party Talk Buzzkill?

DPRK's Guerilla Monsoon & Six Party Talk Buzzkill?

Update PRC Premier Wen Jiabao and the Chinese government, according to Yonhap, “welcomed Lee’s ‘grand bargain’ dubbing it ‘the great exchange’ in Chinese ” after a meeting between China, South Korea and Japan.  And yet […]

Oct, 09

Wen, we meet again

Despite having Pyongyang (and perhaps China) watchers glued to the news, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to the DPRK did not produce anything in the way of major diplomatic breakthroughs.   And why would it?  […]

Oct, 08

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