Prof. Frank's articles summarize the key results in 23 short points, including economic affairs, internal dynamics, security issues and foreign affairs. Such events are rare occasions during which the work of the past is officially analyzed, and strategic goals are set for the immediate and mid-term future. The last such Congress occurred in 2016, after a hiatus of 36 years since the Sixth Party Congress of 1980.
You can read the articles [in English] on the news website 38th North:
- “Key Results of The Eighth Party Congress in North Korea. Part 1 of 2 (Economic issues)”, 38 North, 01/2021, Washington, D.C.: Stimson Center,
- “Key Results of The Eighth Party Congress in North Korea. Part 2 of 2 (Internal dynamics, security, and foreign policy)”, 38 North, 01/2021, Washington, D.C.: Stimson Center.
