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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 shows off new drones and ICBMs at arms expo, rejects talks with US

North Korean leader says boosting nukes is most important task at first major weapons event since Trump election

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 22, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un visits factory project for 7th time ahead of first-year deadline

North Korean leader also touts use of domestic machinery, though photos appear to show sanctioned foreign equipment

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 20, 2024
Investigations

North Korea’s first ‘modern’ hospital inches toward opening after 4-year delay

New construction at Pyongyang General Hospital in recent weeks comes as Russian health minister visits for talks

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 19, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un meets Russian trade official, vows to expand economic ties

Russian military delegation also arrives in North Korean capital amid DPRK troop deployment to fight Ukraine

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 19, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un blasts US support for Ukraine at major army conference

North Korean leader says US poses worldwide threat but stops short of mentioning troop deployments to Russia

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 18, 2024
News

North Korea to start mass-producing suicide attack drones, Kim Jong Un says

DPRK leader watches strike on mock tank and BMW, while inspecting factory project in first appearance since US election

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 15, 2024
Analysis

Kim Jong Un lays low after Trump win, sign of possible policy review

North Korean leader has not appeared in state media in nine days, one of just a few extended absences this year

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 14, 2024
Investigations

North Korea building 3-mile wall across ruins of lost medieval city in DMZ

Hundreds of soldiers have carried out construction since March in line with Kim Jong Un’s call to sever ties with South

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 12, 2024
Analysis

Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024

Kim Jong Un likely upbeat about launch plans despite odds of missing goal, possibly due to prospect of Russian help

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 8, 2024
North Korea News Podcast

What Donald Trump’s return means for North Korea and Kim Jong Un

The NK News team discusses personal diplomacy between the two leaders, prospects for denuclearization and US-ROK ties

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