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Kim Jong-un
North Korea Cuts off Inter-Korean Communication Lines: What Now?
By Ankit Panda
Does Tuesday’s step mark the final end of the rapprochement that began between the two Koreas in 2018?
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Oversees Politburo Meeting
By Ankit Panda
The meeting marked Kim’s third public appearance since April.
At Meeting, North Korea’s Kim Touts ‘Nuclear War Deterrent’
By Ankit Panda
The meeting covered a range of issues pertaining to the Korean People’s Army.
South Korea: Kim Jong Un Did Not Have Surgery Amid Lingering Rumors
By Associated Press
The North Korean leader did not undergo a surgery, according to South Korean authorities.
Kim Jong Un Reappears to Open Fertilizer Plant After Rumor-Heavy Absence
By Ankit Panda
Kim opened the Sunchon Phosphate Fertilizer Plant — a facility he had drawn attention to months earlier.
Kim Jong Un’s Quiet April: Exceptional, or Par for the Course?
By Ankit Panda
Plus: China-Australia tensions; U.S. export controls; offensive cyber from Vietnam
Kim Jong Un Death Rumors Expose Washington’s Lacking Diplomacy and Strategy
By Bonnie Kristian
Whatever Kim Jong Un’s health status, the United States needs to correct course on North Korea policy.
North Korea’s Interesting Defense Moves
By Atsuhito Isozaki
Some recent defense moves have been revealing.
Inter-Korean Relations Amid COVID-19
By Magnus Lundström
The North’s stonewalling of South Korean assistance is more proof that Kim Jong Un has little interest in reconciliation.
What Was Behind North Korea’s Busy March 2020 Missile Launches?
By Ankit Panda
Why did Pyongyang suddenly undertake a spate of missile launches?
A Return to Form in North Korea?
By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong Un gets back to missile testing.
North Korea’s March 2020 Return to Missile Testing: Hard Times Ahead?
By Ankit Panda
Are negotiations with the United States no longer a priority?