National Defense Commission (NDC)
KPA Journal Vol. 1 #6
Joe Bermudez has published issue #6 of KPA Journal. The June 2010 issue completes the author’s survey of the country’s intelligence services in the 60’s, focusing on the evolution of the Reconnaissance Bureau. Bermudez discusses […]
DPRK-Burma: New Old Friends
The Irrawaddy has published a comprehensive report about the relationship between the DPRK and Burma (Myanmar) which include weapons sales, and most especially, engineering and personnel support in tunnel construction. North Korean ties to Burma […]
UNSC Statement Accuses Nobody in Cheonan; KPA Accepts Invitation for Working Level Talks W/US Military over Cheonan
The United Nations Security Council has generated a consensus statement that “condemns the attack which led to the sinking of the Cheonan. . .appropriate and peaceful measures [should] be taken against those responsible.” The statement […]
United Front Chiefs’ Wreath Laying at Truce Village Monument
United Front Department Director Kim Yang Gon and other senior managers of the DPRK’s relations with the South held an annual 30 minute wreath laying ceremony on the North’s side of the truce village to […]
KJI’s Ties that Bind
Kim Jong Il is increasingly relying on his closest relative, sister Kim Kyong Hui, and her husband, Jang Song Taek, while the country undergoes a political transition. According to the ROK Unification Ministry, Kim Jong […]
No UNSC Movement on Cheonan
With China’s position unchanged, and the Russian investigation being finalized this week, the United Nations Security Council has yet to reach a decision about penalizing the DPRK for its role in the sinking of the […]
Jang-O Competition for Foreign Geetis
Two KJI confidantes and National Defense Commission Vice Chairmen, Jang Song Taek and Gen. O Kuk Ryol, are rumored to be competing to earn the most foreign investment for North Korea through their respective international […]
