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Is Kim Jong Un Really Claiming Overall Leadership On The Korean Peninsula?

Aidan Foster-Carter and 38 North

Apr 24, 2019

Commentary, Domestic Affairs

There is much excitement about a supposed new title recently bestowed on Kim Jong Un: a leader …

The North Korean Parliamentary Session and Budget Report 2019: Signs of Economic Stagnation and an Open Claim to Leadership on the Korean Peninsula

Apr 13, 2019

Commentary, Domestic Affairs, Economy

On April 11, 2019, the first session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA, the DPRK’s …