Posts Tagged ‘Kim Jong-un’

China-North Korea Dossier No. 4: Focus on Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai

By | April 06, 2013

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

By | July 30, 2012

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

By | July 29, 2012

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?

By | March 31, 2012

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 […]