Posts Tagged ‘Kim Jong-un’
China-North Korea Dossier No. 4: Focus on Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai
Nick Miller’s comprehensive look at Chinese diplomatic interactions with North Korea from 2010-2012 sheds new light on the role of Ambassador Liu Hongcai.
The Fall of a Man: The Rise of a Marshal
Nick Miller touches on Ri Yong-ho’s “illness” and looks at a rash of “car accidents” in and around Pyongyang.
Scapegoats, Boiled Dogs, and the Laos Visit: Nicolas Levi on Ri Yong Ho
Dr. Nicolas Levi looks back at purged General Ri Yong-ho’s May 2012 voyage to Laos and its implications.
Missile Launch: A Show of Weakness or Strength?
Conjectural writings on the meaning of the announced North Korean missile launch are in no short supply these days, but answers remain difficult to come by. Filip Ek, Sino-NK’s Analyst at Lund University, Sweden, arrives at the subject with a solid reading of some of the recent journal literature, seeking patterns of provocation, fissure, and […]