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Andrei Lankov

Andrei Lankov

Andrei Lankov is a Director at NK News and writes exclusively for the site as one of the world's leading authorities on North Korea. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he attended Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University from 1984-5 - an experience you can read about here. In addition to his writing, he is also a Professor at Kookmin University.

Analysis

Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea

No one wants to talk about sudden collapse and reunification, but they should

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovDecember 21, 2015
Analysis

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovDecember 17, 2015
Analysis

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovDecember 17, 2015
Analysis

North Korea: Poor from the beginning

Soviet records indicate N.Korean economic edge in the ‘50s could be a myth

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovDecember 13, 2015
Analysis

North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings

Pyongyang hasn’t just taken people from Japan or S.Korea – sometimes its own citizens are nabbed

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovDecember 3, 2015
Analysis

Building a dream in North Korea

Booming construction center shows successful new public-private partnership

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovNovember 23, 2015
Analysis

Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia

Expect northern Koreans to take a Russian or Japanese – not a German – attitude toward the past

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovNovember 15, 2015
Analysis

In session: What to look for at N.Korea’s 7th Party Congress in May

By reviving a long-dormant format, Kim Jong Un looks to further establish his legitimacy

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovNovember 12, 2015
Analysis

Imagining N. Korea’s secret police post-unification

With no practical way of dealing with security, military officials, discontent looks likely

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovNovember 9, 2015
Analysis

Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans

Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse

Andrei LankovAndrei LankovNovember 2, 2015
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