Interviews
Conversations with leading experts and professionals working on the DPRK
Interview: UN human rights envoy says North Koreans live in ‘constant fear’
Tomás Ojea Quintana sits down with NK News to discuss his new UN report, sanctions, the Moon administration and more
South Korean rail chief says inter-Korean railway ‘transcends politics’
KORAIL’s Na Hee-seung sees big economic benefits to reconnecting rail lines when diplomacy with North Korea resumes
‘No indication’ North Korea will denuclearize, says former UK envoy to Pyongyang
Alastair Morgan says signs point to DPRK continuing nuclear and long-range weapons development during pandemic
Interview: Past US envoy for DPRK says end-of-war declaration a ‘positive step’
Former Amb. Joseph Yun also tells NK News that declaration is unlikely to weaken US military presence on peninsula
Interview: Why COVID-19 shut the door on Kim Jong Un’s Singapore vision
John Everard, former UK ambassador to North Korea, says Pyongyang faces ‘crisis of identity' not seen since 1990s
Former IAEA official: DPRK unlikely to invite inspectors without nuclear deal
Laura Rockwood, who helped negotiate 1992 Safeguards Agreement, says DPRK has ‘residual angst’ about nuclear agency
Two Koreas should fight global warming together: Former ROK climate ambassador
Seoul can help with reforestation and power generation, Yoo Yeon-chul tells NK News, but DPRK must make efforts first
Sports, not sanctions, will encourage North Korea to denuclearize: ROK governor
In exclusive interview, Choi Moon-soon also says anti-DPRK leaflets are ‘ineffective’ and threaten local citizens’ lives
Interview: Wi Sung-lac says Singapore summit ‘ruined’ denuclearization talks
Former high-level diplomat was Seoul’s chief negotiator with North Korea from 2009 to 2011
Pop-aganda: North Korean accordionists cover Norway’s greatest hits
An interview with Morten Traavik on his new vinyl album expanding musical collaboration with the DPRK