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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Missiles, money and ginseng: A North Korean spy in the Cold War
A weapons factory worker in Kiev was one of Pyongyang’s great spy assets in the 1970s
June 3, 2021
Moonshot: Why Moon won’t stop lobbying for inter-Korean cooperation
Joe Biden unlikely to be convinced by Moon to reduce sanctions pressure on North Korea at upcoming summit
May 19, 2021
Strategic patience with North Korea is likely here to stay
U.S. policymakers are not ready to see things as they really are on the Korean Peninsula
May 18, 2021
How the North Korean dinner table transformed under Kim Jong Un
Demand for meat in the country suggests an increasingly sophisticated food economy
May 14, 2021
North Korea isn’t happy about South Korea’s conservative resurgence
Kim Jong Un would much rather work with the current liberal, pro-engagement Blue House than the rising alternative
April 15, 2021
Kim Jong Un must beware the tried, tested and failed ways of North Korea’s past
The North Korean leader, who may go back to the Kim Il Sung-era farming system, appears not to have learned from history
April 9, 2021
The world may lose its chance to bombard North Korea with information warfare
North Korea’s borders are not as porous to outside media as they used to be, and crackdowns appear to be underway
April 8, 2021
How North Korea will take advantage of the new US-China Cold War
China needs North Korea to act as a buffer against the U.S.-allied South Korea more than ever
April 6, 2021
Here we go again: Kim Jong Un is pinning false hope on tech to fix his economy
From Mao to Stalin, communist leaders have pushed bad science in hope of achieving their socialist utopias
March 12, 2021
Kim Jong Un won’t change until he has the power to nuke any American city
Contrary to what diplomats say, denuclearizing North Korea remains impossible
February 22, 2021
