May 06, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

News

Japan reports two possible North Korean sanctions breaches at sea

Tokyo releases images of further suspected ship-to-ship oil transfers in East China Sea

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 27, 2018
News

Quintana to visit Seoul, push for human rights dialogue with North Korea

UN Special Rapporteur set to meet with ROK officials, defectors during trip to South Korea

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 27, 2018
Analysis

New North Korean household data: What does it reveal?

Report is "most thorough and wide-ranging" ever conducted in DPRK on women and children: UNICEF

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 22, 2018
News

Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing for third summit

Chinese state media reports two leaders held "candid" talks on pending diplomatic, political issues

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 19, 2018
News

South Korea, U.S. to suspend planning for August joint military drills: MND

Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise will no longer go ahead, ROK defense ministry says

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 18, 2018
Analysis

How major players reacted to the Kim-Trump summit

Interested parties responded with a combination of positivity and self interest

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 13, 2018
Expert Surveys

The Singapore Declaration: experts react

Specialists weigh in on the impact of the Kim-Trump meeting

Hamish MacdonaldHamish Macdonald | Leo ByrneJune 12, 2018
News

Trump says U.S. will end joint drills in Korea while talks with DPRK ongoing

In press conference following summit, President describes exercises as "provocative"

Interviews

A French diplomat on the frontlines in Pyongyang

Olivier Vaysset talks running the French Cooperation Office in the DPRK from 2011-13

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 8, 2018
News

Satellite imagery reveals scale of North Korean “marine rail” project

Railway aiming to connect new fishing hub completed at the end of May

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJune 7, 2018
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