A fusion of authoritarianism, isolationism, and GenAI could create a new political phenomenon: the synthetic sovereign.

North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as flawless as the country marks ...

Since taking power, Kim Jong Un has gone further than his predecessors by prominently featuring his royal family—something that was taboo during Kim Jong Il’s era—to achieve his political objectives.

August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 – Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack.

August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 – Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack.

Many outside analysts had long speculated that one of Kim Jong-un’s two elder brothers would replace their father — until North Korea revealed Mr. Kim as successor following Kim Jong-il’s ...

Images on Russia and North Korean state media showed Kim Jong Un traveling to Russia by armored train — a method of travel that has been used by the reclusive Kim dynasty for decades.

SPTV Kim Jong Il in the lavish dining car during a 2011 video. SPTV The train’s conference room, seen in the same 2011 video, is clad in dark, rich wood. SPTV ...

The thought that literature could be used to push propaganda resonated with Kim Il-sung, who recommended that North Korean authors translate Soviet works. They were also told to write their own ...

There is historical precedent for Kim to identify his successor so early on, because that's what his father, Kim Jong Il, did with him, said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior analyst at the Sejong ...

When Kim Il Sung died in 1994, his son Kim Jong Il took control – and when Kim Jong Il died, in December 2011, his son Kim Jong Un came to power.

As the youngest of three sons, Mr. Kim leapfrogged over his brothers when his father, Kim Jong-il, recognized his domineering attitude and tapped him as successor, according to analysts.