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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Kenneth Bae will be released, but not for a while
"We should not be surprised that the North Koreans have made it clear that no quick release should be expected."
ANALYSIS: A History of North Korean Military Purges
The North Korean armed forces are in political retreat, pushed aside by the civilian bureaucracy
Why a traffic warden was given North Korea’s highest accolade
Andrei Lankov looks at the context of traffic warden's "DPRK Hero" award and possible explanations
