North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

Well, I STUDIED all the books in the library . . .

Well, I STUDIED all the books in the library . . .

I have commenced to populating some of the pages.  I have put up entries under The Party, The Kim Family and Leadership Biographies.  Soon enough you will find flowcharts indicating the DPRK power center and […]

Sep, 26

Look at Little Sister

The summer of 2009 provided no shortage of North Korean news. The North Koreans threatened to blast a missile off the coast of Hawaii.  The DPRK convicted then pardoned two US journalists who allegedly traversed […]

Sep, 24

Foreign Visits and an Under the Radar Cabinet Appointment

On 18 September, the North Korean press reported a meeting between Kim Jong-il and PRC State Councilor Dai Bingguo, a surrogate for Chinese President Hu Jintao.  From photographs of the event, the meeting appeared to […]

Sep, 22
Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Jang Song U
Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Tuesday sent a wreath to the bier of KPA Vice Marshal Jang Song U, member of the WPK Central Committee, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Vice Marshal Jang Song-u (1935-2009)

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Jang Song U
Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) — General Secretary Kim Jong Il Tuesday sent a wreath to the bier of KPA Vice Marshal Jang Song U, member of the WPK Central Committee, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Sep, 20
Welcome to NK Leadership Watch

Welcome to NK Leadership Watch

This is my attempt to stake a claim in the tiny world of blogs and web resources that focus on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea.  Pyongyangology (or Pyongyang watching) […]

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