April 23, 2024

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Ethan Jewell

Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.

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US to announce new sanctions in response to ICBM missile system tests: Official

US to announce new sanctions in response to ICBM missile system tests: Official

New designations target Russian individuals and companies suspected of supporting DPRK weapons programs

US to announce new sanctions in response to ICBM missile system tests: Official
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Ethan Jewell March 11, 2022
Ruble to rubble: Fiscal freefall cuts into pockets of North Koreans in Russia
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Ruble to rubble: Fiscal freefall cuts into pockets of North Koreans in Russia

Experts say financial turmoil due to sanctions against Russia will squeeze DPRK laborers, who are unable to return home

Ruble to rubble: Fiscal freefall cuts into pockets of North Koreans in Russia
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 9, 2022
North Korea’s trade with Russia crashes spectacularly in 2021: Data

North Korea’s trade with Russia crashes spectacularly in 2021: Data

But expert says Russia’s growing isolation due to Ukraine invasion could lead to open violations of DPRK trade bans

North Korea’s trade with Russia crashes spectacularly in 2021: Data
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Ethan Jewell March 8, 2022
US crypto researcher who aided DPRK says he acted ‘in the interest of peace’

US crypto researcher who aided DPRK says he acted ‘in the interest of peace’

Lawyers for Virgil Griffith say he had borderline ‘obsession’ with DPRK as they petition for lenient sentence

US crypto researcher who aided DPRK says he acted ‘in the interest of peace’
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Ethan Jewell March 8, 2022
Ghost ship: North Korean fishing trawler presumed scrapped returns from the dead

Ghost ship: North Korean fishing trawler presumed scrapped returns from the dead

DPRK television broadcast footage of Sam Chon Li 1 more than three years after it vanished from ship-tracking systems

Ghost ship: North Korean fishing trawler presumed scrapped returns from the dead
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 7, 2022
US Senators call for greater cryptocurrency regulation against ‘rogue’ states

US Senators call for greater cryptocurrency regulation against ‘rogue’ states

Move reflects Washington’s growing ‘appetite’ to wrangle in novel fintech exploited by DPRK, expert says

US Senators call for greater cryptocurrency regulation against ‘rogue’ states
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 4, 2022
North Korea mostly to blame for growing human suffering — not sanctions: Report

North Korea mostly to blame for growing human suffering — not sanctions: Report

Country’s virus controls compound long-running humanitarian crises, as NGOs anticipate bleak future for DPRK aid work

North Korea mostly to blame for growing human suffering — not sanctions: Report
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Ethan Jewell March 2, 2022
Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report

Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report

Evidence from UN Panel of Experts report ties payments to Taiwanese firm allegedly linked to major oil trader

Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 1, 2022
New hotspots emerge for ship-to-ship oil transfers to North Korea: UN report
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New hotspots emerge for ship-to-ship oil transfers to North Korea: UN report

Foreign vessels are smuggling oil outside Nampho and off west coast, as DPRK’s pandemic controls prevent docking

New hotspots emerge for ship-to-ship oil transfers to North Korea: UN report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 25, 2022
Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea

Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea

US prosecutor says new policy will target DPRK cyber threats and ‘nefarious activity’ by ‘hostile’ states

Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea
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Ethan Jewell February 24, 2022
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