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Floral tributes are seen in front of statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and late leader Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to commemorate the 108th birth anniversary of the North Korean founder, in this undated image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on April 16, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC2A5G935950

North Korea

Becoming Kim Jong Un

Jung H. Pak, Arielle Landau, Grace Kier, and Samantha Barnes

BigNukeEnergy

Monday, May 11, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a horse during snowfall in Mount Paektu in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 16, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC1160736120

North Korea

“Becoming Kim Jong Un”

Jung H. Pak and Benjamin Wittes

The Lawfare Podcast

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Kim Yo Jong shows a document to her brother, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shows a copy of it to President Donald Trump before they sign them at their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC14A16FD100

North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s sister in the spotlight

Thursday, May 7, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant, together with his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC20GG9SF4Q5

North Korea

6 minutes or less: Kim Jong Un

Monday, May 11, 2020

South Korean people watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Seoul, South Korea, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran - RC2T8G9GEBYA

North Korea

Rumors of Kim Jong Un’s health continue

Monday, April 27, 2020

Dealing with Dysfunction

By Jorrit de Jong

2016

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves to the members of the Korean People's Army.

North Korea

Who is Kim Jong-un?

Jung H. Pak and Fred Dews

Friday, February 9, 2018

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Kim Jong-Un watches a ballistic rocket launch drill

North Korea

The education of Kim Jong-un

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

NORTH KOREA- In photos released on April 10, 2020, the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center) inspected an artillery exercise by the Korean People's Army (KPA). The North Korean media did not mention the date of the exercise, but it would have taken place on Thursday (9). (NO RESALE)

Podcast Episode

Kim Jong Un’s ascent to power in North Korea

Jung H. Pak and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, May 1, 2020

News report on Kim Jong-Un, May 3, 2020 : A screen shows local TV station's report on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at a train station in Seoul, South Korea. According to local media, Kim Jong-Un's absence from an annual event marking the April 15 birth anniversary of his late grandfather and the North's founder Kim Il-Sung had spawned media speculation about ill health of the North Korean leader. North Korean media reported on May 2 that Kim attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a fertilizer factory. Kim Jong-Un appeared in public for the first time in 20 days last week. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Order from Chaos

Why North Korea-US relations will remain stable unless Kim really needs coronavirus aid

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Monday, May 18, 2020

Giovanna De Maio

Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

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FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.

North Korea

Trump isn’t ready for Kim Jong Un’s death

Thursday, April 30, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at the Sci-Tech Complex, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 28, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA

Order from Chaos

Kim Jong-un’s tools of coercion

Thursday, June 21, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides a drill of mortar sub-units of North Korean Army in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 10, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2A1G9HMM6S

North Korea

Who is Kim Jong Un and what does he want from the world?

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Xavier de Souza Briggs

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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