Go Nuclear or Die? Prof Andrei Lankov on North Korea, Russia, and the New World Order / Blue Lamp

Russian subtitles and dubbed audio are available — click the ⚙️ Settings icon to turn them on. If you’d like to support us, you can do so here: from Russia: https://boosty.to/thebluelamp/donate from other countries: https://www.patreon.com/c/OxfordNewRu... Andrei Lankov ‪@lankov_official‬ Artemii Levkoy https://taplink.cc/comrade.matthiola Oxford New Russian Society   / oxnewrussiansoc   📖📚 We’re giving away a copy of Prof Lankov’s book The Real North Korea. Details are in The Blue Lamp Telegram channel: https://t.me/artemii_levkoy 00:00:00 Teaser 00:01:10 North Korea’s political economy today 00:07:27 Why did North Korea never follow China’s path of reform and opening up? 00:12:34 Access to information: do North Koreans know what life in South Korea is really like? 00:15:06 Two events that made North Korea more stable over the past 25 years 00:17:50 North Korea’s geopolitical position today 00:21:36 North Korea’s nuclear programme: bargaining chip, real deterrent, or propaganda tool? 00:26:44 Could Russia become like North Korea? 00:32:24 A distinct culture in an isolated state: North Korean identity and the consequences of reunification 00:38:15 Q&A: How stable is North Korea’s succession system, and who could be the next leader? 00:42:55 Q&A: What lessons should we draw from North Korea’s nuclear success? 00:48:02 Q&A: Could doubts about U.S. commitments push North Korea towards escalation against Japan and South Korea? 00:50:29 Q&A: How does North Korea view AI and cyber power? 00:54:30 Q&A: How did North Korea build strong cyber capabilities without open internet access? 00:55:42 Q&A: How does North Korea train technical and economic specialists? 00:59:01 Q&A: If ideology is no longer the driving force, what do ordinary North Koreans actually want? And can outside information break North Korea’s isolation? 01:06:20 Q&A: Does North Korea care about its image abroad? 01:09:07 Q&A: Why does North Korea want foreign tourists? 01:13:00 Q&A: What are the long-term unintended consequences of North Korea’s isolation? #AndreiLankov #NorthKorea #DPRK #OrientalStudies #KoreanStudies #ClosedSocieties #NorthKoreanPolitics #NorthKoreanPropaganda #NorthKoreanElite #NorthKoreanIdeology #NorthKoreanNuclearProgram #KimJongUn #Geopolitics #EastAsia #RussiaAndNorthKorea #ChinaAndNorthKorea #SouthKorea