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Jang Song-Thaek
![North Korea: Repeated Reshuffling at the Top North Korea: Repeated Reshuffling at the Top](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-09-102654.jpg)
North Korea: Repeated Reshuffling at the Top
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Changes in key personnel continue to occur at a rapid pace.
![Is North Korea Exerting 'Asymmetric Leverage' Over China? Is North Korea Exerting 'Asymmetric Leverage' Over China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18252159409000.jpg)
Is North Korea Exerting 'Asymmetric Leverage' Over China?
By Corey Bell
What if Pyongyang is using nuclearization as a means to alter the terms of its relationship with China?
![Why Was Kim Jong-un's Older Half-Brother Reportedly Assassinated? Why Was Kim Jong-un's Older Half-Brother Reportedly Assassinated?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-14_20-56-26.jpg)
Why Was Kim Jong-un's Older Half-Brother Reportedly Assassinated?
By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong-il's oldest son was assassinated, allegedly by North Korean agents, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
![Kim Jong-un’s Sister to Visit South Korea? Kim Jong-un’s Sister to Visit South Korea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-04_06-11-44.jpg)
Kim Jong-un’s Sister to Visit South Korea?
By Tae-jun Kang
A suggestion that Kim Yo-jong could be on her way sparks a surge in stock prices of related companies.
![Choe Ryong-hae Is North Korea’s Number 2… Again Choe Ryong-hae Is North Korea’s Number 2… Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-14_22-39-57.jpg)
Choe Ryong-hae Is North Korea’s Number 2… Again
By Zachary Keck
With his upcoming trip to Russia, Choe Ryong-hae appears to have regained his position as North Korea's number two.
![Why North Korean Analysis Is Changing Why North Korean Analysis Is Changing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-12_05-54-04.jpg)
Why North Korean Analysis Is Changing
By Steven Denney
Part two of a two-part series that looks at the new era in North Korean studies.
![Report: Kim Jong-un Executes Another Powerful Aide Report: Kim Jong-un Executes Another Powerful Aide](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-31_09-42-08.jpg)
Report: Kim Jong-un Executes Another Powerful Aide
By Tae-jun Kang
Kim Kyong Ok of North Korea’s powerful Organization and Guidance Department has reportedly been executed.
![North Korea Lashes Out as International Criminal Court Threat Looms North Korea Lashes Out as International Criminal Court Threat Looms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/Kim-Jong-un-250x292-1.jpg)
North Korea Lashes Out as International Criminal Court Threat Looms
By Ankit Panda
A North Korean diplomat strongly rejected accusations that human rights violations are taking place in North Korea.
![Kim Jong-un Is Out Sick Kim Jong-un Is Out Sick](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/Kim-Jong-un-250x292-1.jpg)
Kim Jong-un Is Out Sick
By Ankit Panda
A recent North Korea TV documentary suggests that Kim Jong-un is in poor health.
![Kim Jong-un’s North Korea Kim Jong-un’s North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-12_07-47-01.jpg)
Kim Jong-un’s North Korea
By Daniel Mendez
Life under the youthful leader has been marked by only modest change.
![Can Beijing and Seoul Become Strategic Partners? Can Beijing and Seoul Become Strategic Partners?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-06_03-28-28.jpg)
Can Beijing and Seoul Become Strategic Partners?
By Scott A. Snyder
China and South Korea appear to be moving closer together. How far will this go?
![North Korea Slams Xi Jinping and the Chinese Dream North Korea Slams Xi Jinping and the Chinese Dream](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-16_21-23-40.jpg)
North Korea Slams Xi Jinping and the Chinese Dream
By Zachary Keck
Reports suggest that North Korea continues to distance itself from China under Xi Jinping.
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