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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Why a new North Korean statement on denuclearization should come as no surprise
Thursday's KCNA dispatch, put simply, represents a honest admission of Pyongyang's real intentions
December 20, 2018
Washed ashore: North Korean ghost ships in Japan and Russia
North Korean fishermen have had to venture further from shore in recent years
December 19, 2018
Lankov: Tokyo, Pyongyang diplomatic breakthrough seems distant
The issue of Japanese abductees weighs heavily on relations between the two countries
December 11, 2018
How Vladivostok became a hub for North Korean business – and South Korean tourism
The far eastern city has long had close ties to the peninsula
December 4, 2018
North Korean workers and their Russian employers: observations from Vladivostok
DPRK laborers are seen as hard-working and honest, though are known to sacrifice quality for speed
November 21, 2018
Why observers should welcome Trump’s wishful thinking on North Korea
Kim Jong Un will never give up his nukes, but there is a chance a meaningful compromise can be found
November 6, 2018
The increasingly bourgeois weddings of North Korea’s elites
An improving economy is changing the way Pyongyang's great and good tie the knot
October 31, 2018
The little-known story of North Korea’s first overseas laborers
The early years of the DPRK saw thousands sent to Russia's Far East
October 30, 2018
Comrades at work: dream jobs in North Korea
In the DPRK, it sometimes pays to be the driver instead of the doctor
October 17, 2018
The fifth inter-Korean summit: more than just useful political theater?
Keeping Trump happy was an important consideration, but some progress has also been made
September 20, 2018
