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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans
Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse
Would China prop up a collapsing N. Korea?
In part 2 of a series on unification scenarios, we discuss Beijing’s possible reactions to a faltering North
The folly of an inter-Korean confederation
North and South Korea will never reach an agreement on the confederation they claim to want, because it wouldn't work
Why North Korea is so corrupt, and why that may be good
Official willingness to take bribes and ignore regulations has saved lives, but may present obstacles for reform
Last of its kind: The Workers’ Party of Korea keeps the Leninist model alive
In North Korea, like its Leninist/Stalinist forbearers, the party is designed to encompass all authority
The hidden meaning of August’s inter-Korean ‘crisis’
Haste with which North Korea sought meeting with the South tells us something – or does it?
Korean unification(s) – The past and prospects for family reunions
Emotionally charged issue may be a short-lived one given the ages of those separated by North-South divide
N. Korea’s quiet market reforms
Pyongyang continues to carry out small-scale changes, but good luck finding official statements on them
North Korea’s markets: A brief history of crackdowns and tolerance
Technically illegal, occasionally persecuted – yet underground economic activity constitutes a huge share of GDP
