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For many people, North Korea is fascinating simply because it’s North Korea: a weird and wonderful one-off. The pageantry, the mystery, the nukes: the whole caboodle. As a long time DPRK junkie, I recognise all of that. It’s addictive, like some bizarre dark video game.

But the DPRK is no fevered fantasy: it’s only too real. For businesses, policy