Russian Institute for Strategic Studies

11.03.2026

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The DPRK in the Next Five Years: Results of the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea concluded in February in the DPRK, where Kim Jong Un delivered a report outlining the country's five-year development strategy. Roman Lobov, Senior Expert at the RISS Center for China and East Asia, discussed the importance of this event for understanding events not only in Pyongyang but throughout the Korean Peninsula, as well as the differences between this congress and previous ones.