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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Is North Korean denuclearization really a “lost cause”?
This week, James Clapper admitted something North Korean analysts have known for years
Promised land? The Zainichi Korean exodus to North Korea
Great emigration driven by discrimination in Japan and belief in communism - but they were deceived
Why thousands of Japanese-Koreans left for new lives in North Korea
The strange history of Chongryon and the mass exodus to the DPRK
“Tyranny of the Weak”: The row engulfing North Korean studies
The book, which examines DPRK foreign policy in the Cold War, has come under fire for its sourcing
View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?
In the border city economic shift is underway - but little appears to change in the DPRK
“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens
Understanding the DPRK's Chinese minority and what their future holds
After THAAD, could China sanction South Korea?
Originally thought to bring China onside, THAAD deployment has alienated an essential partner
Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea
Purge fears, reduced political enthusiasm and concern over national prospects all key factors
Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections
Bungling of defection explanation consistent with North Korean historical record
Why North Korea sanctions are unlikely to produce desirable results
For multiple reasons, there is little reason to be hopeful of positive results
