May 02, 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

N. Korean foreign ministry hits out at U.S., continues public criticism

Ministry claims the U.S. is building a pretext for the imposition of further sanctions

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 9, 2018
News

150 North Korean workers remain in-country, Qatar claims

If accurate, figures would represent the repatriation of 850 workers in last 10 months

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 7, 2018
News

U.S. actions since Singapore summit are alarming, North Korean FM says

Foreign minister says sanctions and lack of peace treaty major points of contention

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 4, 2018
News

Japan reports on North Korean STS transfer with vessel flying Chinese flag

Report comes shortly after U.S. raises STS, oil cap concerns at Security Council

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 3, 2018
Interviews

Life in “Little Pyongyang”: a North Korean in New Malden

A new documentary explores the nuances of life as a defector in Britain

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 3, 2018
News

North Korean foreign minister to visit Iran following Singapore trip

DPRK delegation last visited Tehran in early August last year

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 2, 2018
News

Remains handed over by North Korea “consistent with being Americans”: U.S.

Initial analysis shows consistencies with other remains from Korean War, scientist says

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldAugust 2, 2018
News

North Korea, Turkmenistan sign two bilateral agreements in Pyongyang

Both countries to pursue energy, transport, and agriculture cooperation

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJuly 27, 2018
News

Civilians involved in hard manual labor in Samjiyon, photos and testimony reveal

Civilians observed digging foundations for new buildings by hand, source says

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJuly 26, 2018
News

U.S. government issues North Korea sanctions enforcement advisory

Warning focuses on DPRK labor and goods within global supply chains

Hamish MacdonaldHamish MacdonaldJuly 23, 2018
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