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As North Koreans struggle, the Party keeps its grip
"The gap between the elite and the rest of the country has probably never been wider," said John Everard, a former British ambassador to North Korea who is now a fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford. But at the same time, ...
February 25, 2011 in Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hardships Fail to Loosen Regime's Grip in North Korea
"And grindingly poor," in the words of John Everard, the former British ambassador to North Korea. As the envoy from 2006 to 2008, Mr. Everard saw firsthand that the North was on a "precipitous descent into levels of poverty we more normally associate ...
February 24, 2011 in New York Times

NK ruling class offspring wants to live a life of South Korean dramas
“South Korean culture has deeply infiltrated North Korea like a magic,” said John Everard, a former British Ambassador to North Korea.
October 9, 2010 in Korea Times

Inside North Korea: Talk by John Everard
... John Everard, former British Ambassador to North Korea, 2006-2008, brings extensive knowledge of North Korea, China and South America to Stanford.
October 6, 2010 in Stanford Report