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North Korea defections
![What’s Behind North Korea’s Dwindling Defection Rate? What’s Behind North Korea’s Dwindling Defection Rate?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_13-47-30.jpg)
What’s Behind North Korea’s Dwindling Defection Rate?
By Abhinav Seetharaman
Decreases in North Korean defection numbers are the result of a number of factors, including more draconian security as well as increased prosperity.
![Floods in North Korea Spark Defections, Tightened Security Floods in North Korea Spark Defections, Tightened Security](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-27_14-20-49.jpg)
Floods in North Korea Spark Defections, Tightened Security
By John Power
North Koreans reportedly took advantage of recent floods to flee across the Chinese border.
![More High-Level North Korean Defectors Jump Ship: Media More High-Level North Korean Defectors Jump Ship: Media](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_13-47-30.jpg)
More High-Level North Korean Defectors Jump Ship: Media
By Mina Pollmann
Reports say diplomats and even a teenage math genius are seeking to leave North Korea.
![Number of Elite North Korean Defectors on the Rise Number of Elite North Korean Defectors on the Rise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-27_21-36-21.jpg)
Number of Elite North Korean Defectors on the Rise
By Kim Tae-woo
What changing patterns of defections tell us about life under the Kim Jong-un regime.
![North Korean Diplomat’s Defection Raises Questions About Regime’s Control North Korean Diplomat’s Defection Raises Questions About Regime’s Control](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_13-47-30.jpg)
North Korean Diplomat’s Defection Raises Questions About Regime’s Control
By John Power
Thae Yong-ho, Pyongyang’s deputy ambassador to the U.K. said he is "sick and tired" of the Kim regime.
![North Korean Defectors and Propaganda Theater North Korean Defectors and Propaganda Theater](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-20_14-06-26.jpg)
North Korean Defectors and Propaganda Theater
By John Power
The North and South Korean governments race to spin a rare mass defection to their own advantage.
![13 North Koreans Defect from Overseas Restaurant 13 North Koreans Defect from Overseas Restaurant](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-12_20-18-05.jpg)
13 North Koreans Defect from Overseas Restaurant
By Catherine Putz
A rare mass defection may hint at an uptick in defection.
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