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October 14, 2024

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Chad O’Carroll

Chad O’Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Unpacking North Korea’s silence on redefining its border with the South
NK PRO

Unpacking North Korea’s silence on redefining its border with the South

Lack of constitutional changes may reflect opposition to anti-unification policy, or preference for strategic ambiguity

Unpacking North Korea’s silence on redefining its border with the South
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 9, 2024
Music from North Korean loudspeakers audible in the South, but only faintly

Music from North Korean loudspeakers audible in the South, but only faintly

Border visit appears to confirm loudspeakers are operating but raises questions about purpose of low-volume broadcasts

Music from North Korean loudspeakers audible in the South, but only faintly
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 2, 2024
Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations
NK PRO

Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations

NK Pro analysis of open-source data shows turbulence in Pyongyang-Beijing ties which may have far-reaching implications

Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 20, 2024
How US absolutism on North Korean nukes endangers its nonproliferation goals
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How US absolutism on North Korean nukes endangers its nonproliferation goals

Refusal to consider anything short of complete denuclearization is increasing pressure on South Korea to go nuclear

How US absolutism on North Korean nukes endangers its nonproliferation goals
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 18, 2024
Why Kim Jong Un’s uranium enrichment inspection may have little to do with US
NK PRO

Why Kim Jong Un’s uranium enrichment inspection may have little to do with US

Experts divided on purpose of visit, citing domestic priorities, deterrence and US election as potential drivers

Why Kim Jong Un’s uranium enrichment inspection may have little to do with US
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 16, 2024
Swedish diplomats return to North Korea, four years after leaving due to COVID

Swedish diplomats return to North Korea, four years after leaving due to COVID

Sweden is the first Western country to resume diplomatic operations in Pyongyang, a step toward wider reopening

Swedish diplomats return to North Korea, four years after leaving due to COVID
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 16, 2024
North Korean airspace roars to life, driven in part by surge of Russian flights
NK PRO

North Korean airspace roars to life, driven in part by surge of Russian flights

NK Pro analysis reveals over 350 flights since DPRK eased COVID controls, though Air Koryo operations slow to recover

North Korean airspace roars to life, driven in part by surge of Russian flights
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 10, 2024
Swedish diplomats set for imminent return to North Korea: Sources

Swedish diplomats set for imminent return to North Korea: Sources

DPRK has reportedly signaled Poland and UK could also return soon, years after Western diplomats left due to COVID

Swedish diplomats set for imminent return to North Korea: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 9, 2024
Kim Jong Un thinks North Korea better off without foreign aid: Ex-DPRK diplomat

Kim Jong Un thinks North Korea better off without foreign aid: Ex-DPRK diplomat

Former counselor at North Korean Embassy in Cuba shares insights on Kim's foreign policy priorities, domestic challenges

Kim Jong Un thinks North Korea better off without foreign aid: Ex-DPRK diplomat
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 3, 2024
North Korea’s foundation day, top diplomat at UN and return of foreign teachers
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North Korea’s foundation day, top diplomat at UN and return of foreign teachers

Chad O’Carroll discusses why the DPRK is holding a concert for Sept. 9 holiday despite canceling related events abroad

North Korea’s foundation day, top diplomat at UN and return of foreign teachers
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News September 3, 2024
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