The Rise and Fall of General Hyon Yong Chol
Kim Jong Un dismissed Hyon Yong Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense around April 30, …
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A Drop of Caution
The high-profile purge and now execution of Jang Song Thaek has rattled teacups in Northeast …
Exhausting Its Reserves? Sources of Finance for North Korea’s “Improvement of People’s Living”
Jang Song Thaek has been purged, in a way that suggests that Kim Jong Un wanted to make a …
Kim Jong Un’s “Unitary Leadership”: Future Policies and Our Choices
About a week ago, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) disclosed Jang Song Thaek’s …