May 18, 2024

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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North Korea fires close to 100 artillery shells into East Sea

North Korea fires close to 100 artillery shells into East Sea

North Korea stages artillery exercise for over 30 minutes near the North-South border

North Korea fires close to 100 artillery shells into East Sea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 14, 2014
Pyongyang continues taxi fleet expansion

Pyongyang continues taxi fleet expansion

New cars and features added to existing taxi fleets in Pyongyang

Pyongyang continues taxi fleet expansion
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 10, 2014
North Korean helicopter explodes mid-air in training accident

North Korean helicopter explodes mid-air in training accident

Two confirmed dead in mid-air explosion along the Chinese-North Korean border

North Korean helicopter explodes mid-air in training accident
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 27, 2014
North Korea issues statement on South Korean military drills

North Korea issues statement on South Korean military drills

North Korea's army issues scathing statement on KCNA claiming South Korean provocations in the Yellow Sea

North Korea issues statement on South Korean military drills
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 26, 2014
North Korean foreign ministry denounces U.S. film The Interview as ‘terrorism’

North Korean foreign ministry denounces U.S. film The Interview as ‘terrorism’

North Korea officially respond to action-comedy film, saying those who produced it are "gangster-like scoundrels"

North Korean foreign ministry denounces U.S. film The Interview as ‘terrorism’
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 25, 2014
National Day for Persons with Disabilities held in North Korea

National Day for Persons with Disabilities held in North Korea

An event marking the Annual day for Persons with Disabilities in Korea receives domestic media coverage

National Day for Persons with Disabilities held in North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 19, 2014
North Korea televises World Cup matches on delay

North Korea televises World Cup matches on delay

North Korea's state broadcaster is televizing World Cup matches on a delay and with altered audio

North Korea televises World Cup matches on delay
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 17, 2014
UK foreign office updates North Korea travel advice page

UK foreign office updates North Korea travel advice page

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise citizens not to bring religious materials into North Korea

UK foreign office updates North Korea travel advice page
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 12, 2014
North Korea’s Samjiyon tablet no longer on sale to foreigners

North Korea’s Samjiyon tablet no longer on sale to foreigners

North Korea's android tablet is not being sold to foreigners after it appears for resale at marked up prices

North Korea’s Samjiyon tablet no longer on sale to foreigners
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 10, 2014
American citizen detained in North Korea

American citizen detained in North Korea

North Korean state media announce the arrest of another American tourist in North Korea

American citizen detained in North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 6, 2014
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