March 28, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chad O'Carroll

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.

News

UN Security Council to vote on future of North Korea sanctions panel Thursday

Russia is expected to veto the extension of Panel of Experts’ mandate in New York, sources tell NK News

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 28, 2024
News

US delays vote to extend UN sanctions panel on North Korea

Lack of ‘consensus’ behind decision as Russia threatens to veto unless sanctions regime loosened, sources says

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 23, 2024
News

100K North Koreans still earning money for regime overseas: UN report

Information provided to Panel of Experts suggests DPRK laborers generate $500M per year in violation of UN sanctions

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 21, 2024
News

Security Council impasse threatens to shut down North Korea sanctions panel

Russia could refuse to extend Panel of Experts’ mandate if proposals to curtail its work aren’t accepted, sources say

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 20, 2024
Analysis

Patterns of behavior: Decoding North Korea’s responses to recent US-ROK drills

NK Pro analysis suggests DPRK usually waits until after exercises to launch missiles — unless major US assets involved

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 20, 2024
News

US-ROK exercises on combatting North Korea end with a bang of tank guns

ROK artillery coordinate with US drones to simulate attack on DPRK forces on last day of Freedom Shield

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Joon Ha ParkMarch 14, 2024
Analysis

The cost of vigilance: Seoul’s mobilization paradox in case of war with the DPRK

Experts question capabilities of South Korea’s reserve forces should mass call-ups become a reality

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 7, 2024
Analysis

Is current North Korea risk comparable to previous periods of high tensions?

DPRK’s increasing threats and improved military capabilities set 2024 apart from past periods of escalation

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 26, 2024
News

Mongolian ambassador and embassy staff arrived in Pyongyang in Dec: Sources

Rotation of diplomat and staff is only third after China and Russia since DPRK shut its borders in 2020

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Joe SmithJanuary 25, 2024
Analysis

How North Korea could set a trap to bait South into a military clash

Kim Jong Un says he won’t start a war, but Seoul’s stance on retaliation gives DPRK a pretext to be provoked

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 17, 2024
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