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.
Far from impoverished, Northerners’ ownership of TVs and home phones continues accelerating
Past treatment of Soviet, Cambodian atrocity survivors highlights dangers of disregarding defector's stories
North and South both play brinksmanship, but seem to understand KIZ’s importance
Thanks to recent economic turnaround, Pyongyang sees little urgency in warming up to other powers
Border security may be at its tightest now, but still far from the prime of other communist nations
Despite technical illegalities and potential for crime, underground money transfers work startlingly well
When it comes to ruthlessness, North Korea’s leader surpasses his father and grandfather
What do cars, boats and restaurants have in common? They’re how more Northerners are making money
Successful small-scale liberalization not being expanded, some possible explanations cause for worry
The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry
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