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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity
Long persecuted, Christians in the North now have ‘official’ churches, catacomb networks
North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution
North Korea encourages IT and cellphone use but deliberately limits network capacities
Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans
Thousands of Koreans once escaped China for DPRK, but situation reversed in 1990s
Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans
Status of Russian-Koreans changed as DPRK-USSR relations fluctuated
Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans
Once a valued source of hard currency, repatriates from Japan have fallen on hard times
North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons – Lankov
Few are brave enough to admit the obvious: North Korea is not going to abandon its nuclear weapons
Did Kim Jong Un purge his father’s widow, Kim Ok?
‘Harem politics’ makes the ever contentious succession issue even more complicated
How North Korean trading companies make money
Trade organizations work together by swapping their state-approved quota for surplus materials
Mein Kampf has little to offer a North Korean statesman
Why everyone was so easily persuaded by the idea of Kim Jong Un and his Hitler fantasy
Why North Korea wants to talk about a tourist mountain
Money, no exposure to Southern influence and little work make Mt. Kumgang an ideal platform for cooperation
