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October 06, 2026Oct 06, 2026

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North Korea’s not going to change — no nuke deal, no regime change, no reform

Pyongyang knows that nukes and unquestioning leadership unity are both crucial to its survival

The following article is a column by Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University and a director at Korea Risk Group, which oversees NK News and NK Pro. Views expressed in opinion articles and columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

With U.S. President Joe Biden now in the White House, people around the world are starting to forecast the future of diplomacy and relations with North Korea. Now is also a good time to do even more long-term crystal ball gazing — with full understanding, of course, that political predictions are notoriously