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.
Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact
Soviet records indicate N.Korean economic edge in the ‘50s could be a myth
Pyongyang hasn’t just taken people from Japan or S.Korea – sometimes its own citizens are nabbed
Booming construction center shows successful new public-private partnership
Expect northern Koreans to take a Russian or Japanese – not a German – attitude toward the past
By reviving a long-dormant format, Kim Jong Un looks to further establish his legitimacy
With no practical way of dealing with security, military officials, discontent looks likely
Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse
In part 2 of a series on unification scenarios, we discuss Beijing’s possible reactions to a faltering North
North and South Korea will never reach an agreement on the confederation they claim to want, because it wouldn't work
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