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![Kim Jong Un’s Changing Public Persona Kim Jong Un’s Changing Public Persona](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-06-123014.jpg)
Kim Jong Un’s Changing Public Persona
By Emma Nymoen
COVID-19 has given Kim a unique opportunity to shift his public persona from that of a military leader into more of a father figure – even as he imposes stricter policies than ever.
![Can North Korea Survive Without Its Chairman? Can North Korea Survive Without Its Chairman?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-06_22-58-17.jpg)
Can North Korea Survive Without Its Chairman?
By Chan Young Bang
For all intents and purposes, Kim Jong Un is the DPRK. Such a system won't survive a leadership transition at this juncture.
![Kim Jong Un Is Back, But North Korea Should Still Prepare for Leadership Transition Kim Jong Un Is Back, But North Korea Should Still Prepare for Leadership Transition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-07.png)
Kim Jong Un Is Back, But North Korea Should Still Prepare for Leadership Transition
By Cui Lei
Kim’s reappearance ends the current round of rumors, but health concerns will linger.
![A Generational Shift in Pyongyang: Is Change Ahead? A Generational Shift in Pyongyang: Is Change Ahead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48cf6664f76a6a969e5272baedfaff76.jpg)
A Generational Shift in Pyongyang: Is Change Ahead?
By Jongsoo Lee
Kim Jong-un may be ready to assert his own unique leadership style.
![North Korea’s Rhetoric Hides Its True Intentions North Korea’s Rhetoric Hides Its True Intentions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-09_02-22-31.jpg)
North Korea’s Rhetoric Hides Its True Intentions
By Jack Hands
Pyongyang’s bellicose language is very carefully calculated.
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