April 25, 2024

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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.

More articles by 'Chad O’Carroll'

North Korea’s million man army: potential mercenary force?

North Korea’s million man army: potential mercenary force?

Could KPA be used on large scale in Syria, small scale elsewhere as money-maker for North?

North Korea’s million man army: potential mercenary force?
N. Korea arrests S. Korean for ‘illegally entering’ DPRK territory

N. Korea arrests S. Korean for ‘illegally entering’ DPRK territory

NYU confirms South Korean national is student there, not currently enrolled

N. Korea arrests S. Korean for ‘illegally entering’ DPRK territory
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 2, 2015
A very special, once-in-a-lifetime tour of North Korea

A very special, once-in-a-lifetime tour of North Korea

Featuring private pre-trip briefings by Dr. Andrei Lankov and myself, the founder of NK News

A very special, once-in-a-lifetime tour of North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 29, 2015
Can you help us better cover North Korea?

Can you help us better cover North Korea?

Help us impove our understanding of North Korea by sending reporters to the border for extended periods of time

Can you help us better cover North Korea?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 15, 2015
North Korea fires seven missiles into East Sea: Joint Chief of Staff

North Korea fires seven missiles into East Sea: Joint Chief of Staff

No confirmation of test-launches yet by North Korean media

North Korea fires seven missiles into East Sea: Joint Chief of Staff
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 13, 2015
North Korean TV uploads first HD footage, including archives of Kim Jong Il

North Korean TV uploads first HD footage, including archives of Kim Jong Il

Rare archive HD footage shows Kim Jong Il visiting TV studios

North Korean TV uploads first HD footage, including archives of Kim Jong Il
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 4, 2015
North Korea to end anti-Ebola restrictions: Tour agency

North Korea to end anti-Ebola restrictions: Tour agency

Tourism to North Korea looks set to resume after four-month ban

North Korea to end anti-Ebola restrictions: Tour agency
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 2, 2015
TV, radio better than balloons for reaching North Koreans: Amb. Robert King

TV, radio better than balloons for reaching North Koreans: Amb. Robert King

U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues says radio, TV reaching up to third of North Koreans

TV, radio better than balloons for reaching North Koreans: Amb. Robert King
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 18, 2015
Controversial N. Korean defector a ‘minor element’ of UN human rights report

Controversial N. Korean defector a ‘minor element’ of UN human rights report

Comments by defector don't impact the findings of the report, judge says

Controversial N. Korean defector a ‘minor element’ of UN human rights report
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 17, 2015
Younger N. Koreans increasingly sharing pictures, video between cellphones

Younger N. Koreans increasingly sharing pictures, video between cellphones

Report says video and images, often influenced by S. Korean and Japanese culture, increasingly shared among younger generations

Younger N. Koreans increasingly sharing pictures, video between cellphones
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 26, 2015