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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
What will become of Kim Yo Jong?
History tells us powerful siblings do not tend to fare well in North Korea
Don’t believe the hype: we must be realistic about the inter-Korean summit
Friday's meeting was merely an opening act for the Kim-Trump talks
How to get hired as a North Korean laborer abroad
Interviews with defectors reveal a grueling - and expensive - recruitment process
The decline and fall of North Korea’s once-great railways
Despite talk of major Russian investment, the future of the DPRK's trains is bleak
Why overseas work leads some North Koreans to defection
Those that actually do well abroad are lucky - many choose to instead seek wealth in the South
The perils and pitfalls of North Korean opinion polls
A recent survey of in-country views on the nuclear program must be taken with a pinch of salt
Why a North Korea-U.S. summit, despite its limitations, is a welcome development
"Maximum pressure" seems to have worked - at least for now
Why some North Korean defectors choose not to live in the South
Discrimination in the ROK drives some to third countries
What an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang will – and won’t – achieve
A Moon-Kim meeting would represent a welcome thaw, but the fundamentals will not change
A trip to Yanji, as sanctions begin to bite
Businesses are closing down, laborers are going home, and the border is increasingly monitored
