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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Washington’s N. Korea sanctions bet has full support, for now
Whatever their goal, sanctions are seen as the only way to go in the Washington of summer 2016
Post-coup North Korea: A China-controlled future puppet state?
The future circumstances under which China might wish to influence a Northern Korean government
A developmental dictatorship (with North Korean characteristics)
The Byungjin line’s chances of succeeding are not impossible – just really unlikely
Four North Koreans’ great Bulgarian escape
For 4 exchange students in Eastern Europe, de-Stalinization was not just an intellectual challenge
Striking black gold: How North Koreans became coal entrepreneurs
Coal is relatively easy to produce, so business-state partnerships have turned profits
China’s position on North Korea hasn’t changed
Despite sanctions support Beijing’s long-term interests dictate a soft approach
Does North Korea have a place in the South’s new nationalism?
Book documents new sentiment among South Koreans, defining nation more along civic than ethnic lines
‘Owning’ a home in North Korea
Residency rights and restrictions on moving means one all but owns the place
Kim Il Sung and the communist rumor mill
How the Soviets tried to win the North Korean leader’s support by hurting his feelings
