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Andrei Lankov

No revenge is best revenge

The present author has been undertaking North Korean studies (and Pyongyang watching) for 25 years, and is accustomed to the periodic media hype which is produced by news from North Korea.

Jong-eun2010-12-19 17:37

Nothing new in NK leaks

The leak of the classified U.S. diplomatic cables to the website WikiLeaks is, undoubtedly, the major news of the last week. It also might be seen as the greatest diplomatic scandal of all time.

Jong-eun2010-12-05 17:30

What can be done against North Korea?

The North Koreans did it again. In March they sank a South Korean warship, which in terms of the loss of human lives was the largest military disaster the South Korean navy suffered in decades.

2010-11-28 14:47

Crack in Orwellian paradise

One of the most important peculiarities of North Korean life is the degree of isolation of North Koreans from entire world. The government does not want them to be aware of some facts which contradict the officially approved picture of the world and their own country. To make sure that propaganda has no competition, the North Korean authorities eliminate all possible sources of alternative information.

Jong-eun2010-11-21 17:34

Revival of collapse theory

Recently one cannot help but notice an important change in the mood of Pyongyang watchers ― well, some of them. Over last year one began to hear again talk which has not been heard for 15 years or so ― serious people, many of whom are potential or actual decision makers, once again are discussing the probability of North Korea’s collapse.

Jong-eun2010-11-07 17:05

Kim Jong-nam ― the failed heir

One of the major sensations widely discussed in the international media in the last few weeks was an interview Japanese TV journalists managed to arrange with Kim Jong-nam, the oldest son of Kim Jong-il.

2010-10-24 17:15

Aftermath of succession show

So, in late September North Korea’s ruling Korea Workers’ Party (KWP) had its third conference, the first such high level conference to take place in 30 years, since a party congress in 1980.

Jong-eun2010-10-10 19:37

Rubber-stamping session

So, the third conference of the Korean Workers Party is officially scheduled to open on Tuesday ― at least, this is what the North Korean media reported last week.

2010-09-26 17:15

North’s party meeting — place for show

It is widely known that in the next few days a major gathering of party officials will take place in Pyongyang. This news is being greatly discussed in the international media.

Jong-eun2010-09-06 17:33

Huge gap between Koreas

Right now, some 20,000 North Korean refugees are residing in South Korea. This is not a big group if one compares them with 670,000 defectors who fled from East Germany in 1961-1989. However, merely a decade ago, in 2000, the number of defectors barely exceeded 1,000.

2010-08-29 17:57

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