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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
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
News media keeps missing the point on North Korea
Pursuit of catchy headlines, trendy stories ignores real long-term developments in the North – and elsewhere
North Korea’s unfinished women’s liberation
Pro-emancipation rhetoric, need for female labor, clashes with engrained patriarchal ideas
No one knows North Korea’s GDP
Pyongyang remains secretive about even minor data, leaving rest of world to guess
Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world
Region surrounding inter-Korean complex features standards of living rest of the country can only imagine
No joke: North Koreans don’t fully understand the ridicule
Language barriers, propaganda and harsh realities keep barbs from 'The Interview' and 'Team America' from sinking in
When North Korean women become brides in China
Many women see arrangement, while potentially abusive, as relatively stable
