Most people in Seoul don't care about the North's belligerent statements: The farther one is from the Korean Peninsula, the more one will find people worried about the recent developments here. Scary impressions are important to North Korea because for… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
Brian Myers takes a fresh approach. He largely ignores what the regime tells the outside world about itself, but concentrates instead on what North… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
Most people in Seoul don't care about the North's belligerent statements: The farther one is from the Korean Peninsula, the more one will find… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
To not have your suffering recognized is an almost unbearable form of violence. — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
“Their approach is often described as paranoid, but I will argue that there may be no alternative to the current North Korean policies if… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
“Finally, in a truly Orwellian twist, the North Korean authorities took care to isolate the populace not only from the foreign media but also… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
“The reasons for the failure of the Leninist economic model have been studied thoroughly and in the case of North Korea they were essentially… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
