Changes in the DPRK’s Policy Under Kim Jong-un

Abstract

In April 2018, Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) officially announced that they had completed to develop the nuclear force, and officially shifted from Byungjin policy (Economic-nuclear parallel development Policy) for long decades to “All-out Concentration Policy for Socialist Economic Building”, marking the important policy change for this country. The Nuclear Force has always been so hot issue that this new policy of North Korea was not yet paid attention by the public or studied by scholars. Based on the Party’s directive documents as well as Policies, Laws, Constitution of North Korea issued from 2012 to present, this article clarifies the preparation process, the key contents and implementation of this new policy. It also gives some initial comments and assessments on the policy changes of the North Korea under the era of Kim Jong-un.