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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Bluesky / Twitter.

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Kim Jong Un cheers Putin’s ‘sacred war’ on Ukraine to mark Liberation Day

North Korean leader signals strong ties with rare visit to monument to Soviet troops, greets flood victims in capital

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 16, 2024
Analysis

Kim Jong Un’s viral flood tour was actually centered on secret new project

Analysis shows construction began in April and that North Korean leader likely only inspected flooding at the site

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 16, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un flaunts new $200K Maybach SUV in front of homeless flood victims

North Korean leader likely imported car this year, demonstrating ability to move large sanctioned items like weapons

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 14, 2024
Analysis

North Korea secretly building missile launchers at obscure factory near capital

Investigation finds production of weapons targeting South since last year, ahead of recent mass deployment to frontlines

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 13, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un sends 300K young people to live and work in flood disaster zone

North Korean ‘youth shock brigade’ mobilized as part of state efforts to instill obedience to leader

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 7, 2024
North Korea News Podcast

North Korean missiles to border, catastrophic floods and arms factory expansion

NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses changes to DPRK weapons production and what satellite imagery reveals about flood damage

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Jacco ZwetslootAugust 6, 2024
Analysis

Flood-destroyed bridges likely to obstruct North Korean nuke program, arms sales

New imagery confirms more damage to rail and road infrastructure that links military facilities, impeding production

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 6, 2024
News

North Korea says it deployed nuclear-capable missiles to South Korean border

Kim Jong Un warns US and defends military buildup at handover ceremony for 250 short-range missile systems

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 5, 2024
Analysis

Satellite images reveal devastating floods in North Korea, displacing thousands

Entire village wiped off map and transport links destroyed, while flooding at factories could disrupt weapons exports

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 1, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un mobilizes military, youth to rebuild after floods leave untold dead

North Korean leader holds Politburo meeting on train to address crisis in multiple northern provinces

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 31, 2024
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