North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

Bozz' Friendly Skies

Bozz' Friendly Skies

Citing an RFA report, KBS reports that US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth will travel in true style to the DPRK in early December.  Ambassador Bosworth, Sung Kim and their State Department minders will fly in […]

Nov, 28
LMB's Indecision, KJI in the Navy and Is HRC Pyongyang-bound?

LMB's Indecision, KJI in the Navy and Is HRC Pyongyang-bound?

Without sounding like the braying editorial board of Rodong Sinmun, is ROK President Lee Myung-bak playing with a full deck?  Is President Lee a few french fries short of a Happy Meal?  After brushing aside […]

Nov, 27
Six Party Talkin' Blues

Six Party Talkin' Blues

Jack Pritchard, Scott Snyder and Nicole Finnemann have completed their four (4) day pre-Turkey Day sojourn to Pyongyang.  The US-based trio found no change in the North Korean position with regard to the Six-Party Talks […]

Nov, 24
The Bozz' 72 Hour Pyongyang Odyssey

The Bozz' 72 Hour Pyongyang Odyssey

UPDATE US Envoy Stephen Bosworth is reported to be spending three (3) days in Pyongyang, as opposed to the thirty-six (36) hours initially reported. ORIGINAL A trio of US-based Korean experts arrived Saturday in Pyongyang […]

Nov, 23
More from the East

More from the East

The trickle of news reports on US President Barack Obama’s two-day visit to Seoul continues.  JoongAng Ilbo has a nice summary of the Obama-Lee meeting with includes a KCNA-esque run down of the members of […]

Nov, 20
Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder

Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder

US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is officially over, and aside from US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth’s arrival in the DPRK around 8 December, an auspicious date as perhaps The Bozz might […]

Nov, 19
Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

The final reports from the East have yet to be prepared on the Obama-Lee summit in Seoul.  But the Western media offers some interesting write-ups of the US-ROK meetings.  The LA Times offers the best […]

Nov, 19

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