The Ninth Party Congress aftermath: What Kim Jong Un’s era really means

2026-03-06 - 09:23

North Korea’s five-yearly marquee political event, the Ninth WPK Party Congress (Feb. 19-25), has now concluded. Since December of last year, this writer has been producing a series of analytical pieces focused on forecasting the congress, in view of its significance for the 15-year Kim Jong Un regime and its likely impact on inter-Korean relations going forward. North Korea is a closed state. Source