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Kim Jong Il
![Kim Jong Un and the ‘Supreme Leader System’ Kim Jong Un and the ‘Supreme Leader System’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-05-223747.jpg)
Kim Jong Un and the ‘Supreme Leader System’
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
After 30 years, the model is still alive and well.
![A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing) A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-07.png)
A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing)
By Associated Press
Kim Jong Un is not the first North Korean leader to mysteriously vanish from the public eye.
![North Korea Revamps Its Constitution North Korea Revamps Its Constitution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-5015232313_cb39b64a58_z.jpg)
North Korea Revamps Its Constitution
By Atsuhito Isozaki
An end to juche is just one of the major changes made in the latest amendment.
![The US-North Korea Deadlock The US-North Korea Deadlock](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-44430203414_2cbdc1388d_z.jpg)
The US-North Korea Deadlock
By Atsuhito Isozaki
Both sides are going to need to make concessions.
![Kim Jong-un Elevates His Sister to Worker's Party Politburo Kim Jong-un Elevates His Sister to Worker's Party Politburo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-02_16-26-31.jpg)
Kim Jong-un Elevates His Sister to Worker's Party Politburo
By Ankit Panda
Kim Yo-jong's responsibilities expand and consolidate the Kim family's hold over North Korea.
![Go First and Go Nuclear: Assessing North Korea's Emerging Nuclear Strategy Go First and Go Nuclear: Assessing North Korea's Emerging Nuclear Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-15_05-15-10.jpg)
Go First and Go Nuclear: Assessing North Korea's Emerging Nuclear Strategy
By Ankit Panda
Vipin Narang explains North Korea's nuclear warfighting strategy and theory of victory.
![Time for Reality on North Korea Time for Reality on North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-23_14-58-22.jpg)
Time for Reality on North Korea
By Daniel DePetris
It may be time to start talking to Pyongyang.
![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.
![North Korea Gets Rid of the All-Powerful National Defense Commission. So What? North Korea Gets Rid of the All-Powerful National Defense Commission. So What?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_22-56-56.jpg)
North Korea Gets Rid of the All-Powerful National Defense Commission. So What?
By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong-un continues to dismantle the vestiges of his father's disastrous songun policy. What's next?
![Sino-US Cooperation Over North Korea Is Now More Important Than Ever Sino-US Cooperation Over North Korea Is Now More Important Than Ever](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-07_17-21-15.jpg)
Sino-US Cooperation Over North Korea Is Now More Important Than Ever
By Franz-Stefan Gady
No matter how distasteful, Beijing and Washington have a vested interest in stable relations with Pyongyang.
![Why China-North Korea Relations Can’t Be Broken Why China-North Korea Relations Can’t Be Broken](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-09_20-27-26.jpg)
Why China-North Korea Relations Can’t Be Broken
By Mu Chunshan
Despite North Korea's nuclear ambitions, its ties with China have been remarkably stable -- and will remain that way.
![A Great Leap to Nowhere: Remembering the US-North Korea 'Leap Day' Deal A Great Leap to Nowhere: Remembering the US-North Korea 'Leap Day' Deal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_22-56-56.jpg)
A Great Leap to Nowhere: Remembering the US-North Korea 'Leap Day' Deal
By Ankit Panda
Four years ago, the United States thought it had made a breakthrough with the new Kim in town. It was wrong.
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