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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court
When it comes to ruthlessness, North Korea’s leader surpasses his father and grandfather
North Korea’s new avenues for private trade
What do cars, boats and restaurants have in common? They’re how more Northerners are making money
Industrial reforms: What is North Korea waiting for?
Successful small-scale liberalization not being expanded, some possible explanations cause for worry
The other North Korean famine
The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry
Hyon Yong Chol: An execution and a message?
Kim Jong Un's appears more ruthless than his predecessors, signalling to leadership he is not to trifled with
Behind the decline in North Korean defections
Kim Jong Un’s regime has applied smarter, not stricter, policies to bring down escapees
Foibles and fears: Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit
Speculation of coup risk in Pyongyang or S. Korean president's decision not to attend unrelated
The evolution of North Korea’s ‘inminban’
Neighborhood surveillance among many facets of life changed by markets
North Koreans care less about KWP membership than ever
Private economy creates alternative means to privileges once only accessed by party members
