March 29, 2024

About the author

Jonathan R. Corrado

As director of policy for The Korea Society, an American non-profit organization, Jonathan Corrado regularly writes and speaks about security, diplomacy, and socioeconomic change on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding region. He is the author of a series of papers for the United Nations Program in Support of Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia, and he has presented at international relations conferences hosted by Oxford, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins universities, as well as in Geneva and Brussels. Jonathan previously served as a translator for Daily NK, a due diligence investigator for Steele Compliance Solutions, and an intern research analyst for the Congressional Research Service (CRS). He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service M.A. in Asian Studies Program.

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How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
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How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world

New technology is allowing ordinary people to access sources of information other than Party-approved state media

How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 28, 2020
How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
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How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea

For ordinary people, connecting with the outside world is an ever-evolving cat and mouse game with the authorities

How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 23, 2020
Back to the future: Kim puts North Korea’s economy on a backwards path
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Back to the future: Kim puts North Korea’s economy on a backwards path

The DPRK leader's speech at the recent plenum indicates the country may become even more insular to withstand sanctions

Back to the future: Kim puts North Korea’s economy on a backwards path
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 8, 2020
How fragmented multilateralism is playing into the hands of North Korea
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How fragmented multilateralism is playing into the hands of North Korea

The Kim regime is surviving in the cracks created by great power rivalry and disputes between the U.S. and its allies

How fragmented multilateralism is playing into the hands of North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado December 20, 2019
The “silent war”: Kim Jong Un’s battle for North Korean hearts and minds
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The “silent war”: Kim Jong Un’s battle for North Korean hearts and minds

The DPRK leader needs economic development, but too much openness risks the ideological corruption of the people

The “silent war”: Kim Jong Un’s battle for North Korean hearts and minds
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado November 13, 2019
How a Democratic win in 2020 could change U.S. policy on North Korea
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How a Democratic win in 2020 could change U.S. policy on North Korea

Democrats are unanimous in their calls for more traditional diplomacy, rejection of Trump's personalistic style

How a Democratic win in 2020 could change U.S. policy on North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado October 25, 2019
U.S.-ROK military cost-sharing negotiations: a history and lessons for the future
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U.S.-ROK military cost-sharing negotiations: a history and lessons for the future

U.S. should remember the alliance's strategic value when pursuing the 11th SMA deal

U.S.-ROK military cost-sharing negotiations: a history and lessons for the future
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado October 2, 2019
How cyberattacks are generating billions in illicit revenue for North Korea
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How cyberattacks are generating billions in illicit revenue for North Korea

A UNSC report states hacks have contributed $2 billion to date for weapons programs

How cyberattacks are generating billions in illicit revenue for North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado September 12, 2019
North Korea’s financial services sector: state banks versus the “Donju”?
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North Korea’s financial services sector: state banks versus the “Donju”?

DPRK banks must shake untrustworthy image amid competition for depleting foreign currency

North Korea’s financial services sector: state banks versus the “Donju”?
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado August 22, 2019
Why U.S. sanctions on North Korea are about to get a much longer reach
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Why U.S. sanctions on North Korea are about to get a much longer reach

New laws stand to substantially increase Washington's ability to put pressure on Pyongyang

Why U.S. sanctions on North Korea are about to get a much longer reach
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado July 31, 2019