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.
In interview, Georgy Toloraya says sanctions should focus on nukes and voices frustration about time on Panel of Experts
Short-range missile test conducted during ongoing party plenum and as Pyongyang criticizes US-ROK-Japan military drills
In interview, former Russian diplomat Georgy Toloraya suggests treaty will prevent escalation on peninsula
Launch comes hours after DPRK sent more trash balloons and after US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea
Mutual defense pledge could justify more North Korean aid for Ukraine invasion, but economic exchange faces clear limits
Russian leader touched down overnight, hours behind schedule, after extended stopover in Russian Far East
Chad O’Carroll discusses the importance of the Russian leader’s trip to Pyongyang and his meeting with Kim Jong Un
Experts bemoan worsening situation, as ROK spotlights issue during presidency despite Russian and Chinese opposition
In interview, former US adviser Frank Aum outlines dangers of waiting to engage and need for ‘unconventional’ diplomacy
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s waste barrage and how South Korea might retaliate
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