Andrei Lankov Quotes

The North Korean elite does have some sources of hope. The elite itself remains, on the surface at least, remarkably united. The lack of a civil society and very strong social control makes the emergence of resistance difficult.

Andrei Lankov

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  Andrei Lankov
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  • Resistance