North Korean authorities recently established in July 2020 a new Central Committee agency called the “Organization Administrative Department” that will handle surveillance and “party control”
Author: Nicolas Levi
Analyst on North Korean issues
New Biosketch: Kim Tok Hun
One new biosketch is available: Kim Tok Hun (North Korean Prime Minister since August 2020).
New Biosketches: Kim Dong Min & Kim Jung Min
Two new biosketches are available: Kim Dong Min and Kim Jung Min (Granddaughters of Kim Il Sung).
New Biosketch: Kim Kyung Jin
A new biosketch is available: Kim Kyung Jin (One of the daughters of Kim Il Sung).
Who is Kim Pyong Il? [BIOGRAPHY&ANALYSIS]
My authored biography of Kim Pyong Il was recently quoted in an article written by Harry J. Kazianis, published in the National Interest.
Kim Jong Un visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the
Latest media presence
I was recently interviewed by Radio Free Asia. We discussed about the succession of Kim Jong Un. The document is available here.
Fully updated list of publications
My list of publications has been updated on the Google Scholar platform, you can have a look using the following link. Some of them are
