Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader since 2011, keeps ruling the DPRK as a totalitarian dictatorship. His provocative pursuit of nuclear weapons heightened tensions with the US and South Korea as well as China. After phases of high tension, relations with the US and South Korea thawed through a series of meetings in 2018 and 2019. However, the negotiation ultimately broke down without progress in denuclearization, leaving North Korea's relationship with the international community uncertain and complex.