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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Korean unification(s) – The past and prospects for family reunions
Emotionally charged issue may be a short-lived one given the ages of those separated by North-South divide
N. Korea’s quiet market reforms
Pyongyang continues to carry out small-scale changes, but good luck finding official statements on them
North Korea’s markets: A brief history of crackdowns and tolerance
Technically illegal, occasionally persecuted – yet underground economic activity constitutes a huge share of GDP
Over the border: What Dandong means to N. Korea
‘Unremarkable’ Chinese city holds historical and present-day significance for its neighbors
The bustling North Korean consumer goods market
Far from impoverished, Northerners’ ownership of TVs and home phones continues accelerating
Critique, but don’t dismiss, N. Korean refugee testimony
Past treatment of Soviet, Cambodian atrocity survivors highlights dangers of disregarding defector's stories
The Kaesong calculus: Is the inter-Korean project worthwhile?
North and South both play brinksmanship, but seem to understand KIZ’s importance
The new isolation: Why N. Korea doesn’t mind the friendlessness
Thanks to recent economic turnaround, Pyongyang sees little urgency in warming up to other powers
Few boundaries: A history of the North Korea-China border
Border security may be at its tightest now, but still far from the prime of other communist nations
How private finance took hold in North Korea
Despite technical illegalities and potential for crime, underground money transfers work startlingly well
