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.
South Korea enlisted criminals to seek revenge for attempt to kill president, only for plan to end in bloodshed in Seoul
Russia could have discussed weapons sales discreetly, but it chose ostentation to send a political message
Flurry of statements is likely an attempt at verbal deterrence, not a harbinger of violence or signal DPRK seeks talks
Declassified archives show DPRK was a tough place to live even during era now remembered for stability
The US cannot afford disengagement with Pyongyang and should use former president as a crude tool to jump-start dialogue
US capital has shifted focus to trilateral pacts with Tokyo, info dissemination into DPRK — and China above all
DPRK authorities did little to curtail flourishing seafood trade for years, only to reverse course during the pandemic
Early DPRK entrepreneurs leveraged connections in Japan and China, undercutting regime’s narratives of self-sufficiency
Complex rules govern the display of images of the Kim family, which are treated like holy icons in a state religion
DPRK seeks to keep US from intervening in conflict, a strategy pushing ROK toward developing its own nuclear deterrent
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