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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Bluesky / Twitter.

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Dalian-based network linked to North Korean ship reflagging efforts: report

Dalian-based network linked to North Korean ship reflagging efforts: report

Royal United Services Institute details network’s links to DPRK sanctions evasion

Dalian-based network linked to North Korean ship reflagging efforts: report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 22, 2019
Top North Korean diplomat making second Cuba trip in under a year

Top North Korean diplomat making second Cuba trip in under a year

Ri Su Yong previously traveled to Havana in July last year

Top North Korean diplomat making second Cuba trip in under a year
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 21, 2019
N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

Controversial show’s early start could result in tourism boost worth millions of euros

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2019
Russian Far East Development minister says he will visit Pyongyang soon

Russian Far East Development minister says he will visit Pyongyang soon

“A lot of work remains” for ministries of Transport, Finance, and Economy: Kozlov

Russian Far East Development minister says he will visit Pyongyang soon
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Colin Zwirko May 20, 2019
North Korea’s secretive Jagang province to allow western visitors soon: tour group

North Korea’s secretive Jagang province to allow western visitors soon: tour group

Border crossing at Ji’an-Manpho previously open only to Chinese tourists

North Korea’s secretive Jagang province to allow western visitors soon: tour group
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 16, 2019
Russia highlights need for North Korean security guarantees in talks with Pompeo

Russia highlights need for North Korean security guarantees in talks with Pompeo

Foreign minister Lavrov also stressed need for trilateral Russia-China-U.S. talks on DPRK

Russia highlights need for North Korean security guarantees in talks with Pompeo
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 15, 2019
North Korean, Lao high courts sign MOU on exchange and cooperation: KCNA

North Korean, Lao high courts sign MOU on exchange and cooperation: KCNA

Agreement comes amid DPRK Central Court delegation visit to Laos, Vietnam

North Korean, Lao high courts sign MOU on exchange and cooperation: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 10, 2019
North Korean media condemns U.S. THAAD training as “military provocation”

North Korean media condemns U.S. THAAD training as “military provocation”

Article shows party-run daily "stepping up" anti-American rhetoric, analyst says

North Korean media condemns U.S. THAAD training as “military provocation”
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 10, 2019
Kim Jong Un guided “long-range strike” drill on Thursday: KCNA

Kim Jong Un guided “long-range strike” drill on Thursday: KCNA

Missiles appear to be the same as those tested over the weekend

Kim Jong Un guided “long-range strike” drill on Thursday: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 9, 2019
Trump suggests South Korea should assume full cost of joint defense with the U.S.

Trump suggests South Korea should assume full cost of joint defense with the U.S.

Officials directed to “ask for the rest” of the money, President tells rally Wednesday

Trump suggests South Korea should assume full cost of joint defense with the U.S.
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 9, 2019