North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

Rodong Says 3rd Party Conference in Sept. “Will Shine as a Notable Event”

An editorial by KWP-daily Rodong Sinmun said that the 3rd Workers’ Party Conference (or Meeting of Party Representatives) “will shine as a notable event in the history of the sacred Workers’ Party.”  While some observers […]

Jul, 14

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 […]

Jul, 13

NK Claims Readiness to Return to 6 Party Talks

Now that the UNSC has acted on the Cheonan, and neither annoyed the North Koreans  nor gotten Sin Son Ho fired from his New York diplorep posting, the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced […]

Jul, 11

A Vinalon Hero is Something to Be (NK Monthly Mags)

(With grateful acknowledgment to NK Economy Watch for alerting me to the appearance of these) My apologies if story-specific hyperlinks do not function. The Foreign Languages Publishing House has released the July, 2010, issues of […]

Jul, 11

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 […]

Jul, 11
UNSC Statement Accuses Nobody in Cheonan; KPA Accepts Invitation for Working Level Talks W/US Military over Cheonan

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 […]

Jul, 09

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 […]

Jul, 08
KJI’s Ties that Bind

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 […]

Jul, 06
No UNSC Movement on Cheonan

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 […]

Jul, 06
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