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December 28, 2024

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Chad O’Carroll

Chad O’Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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South Korea drops North Korean city names from signs on border highway

South Korea drops North Korean city names from signs on border highway

Pyongyang and Kaesong replaced by Panmunjom on signage north of Seoul, likely due to poor inter-Korean ties

South Korea drops North Korean city names from signs on border highway
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 27, 2024
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Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024

NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK

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Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
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Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil

Assassinations, military failures and fractured alliances have reinforced the value of self-reliance for North Korea

Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
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Chad O'Carroll December 26, 2024
North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

Speakers reportedly stopped for week after ROK martial law crisis, but both Koreas have resumed sonic battle

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas
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Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko December 25, 2024
From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
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From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

An in-depth look at all the NGOs, businesses and schools that have resumed operations after pandemic closures

From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
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Chad O'Carroll December 13, 2024
Why North Korea’s ambitious satellite plans have come crashing down to Earth

Why North Korea’s ambitious satellite plans have come crashing down to Earth

In interview, Markus Schiller explains why DPRK won’t launch three satellites in 2024 but hasn’t necessarily failed

Why North Korea’s ambitious satellite plans have come crashing down to Earth
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 11, 2024
Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea
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Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea

In first of two-part series, NK Pro documents status of every foreign embassy in Pyongyang after years of COVID closures

Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea
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Chad O'Carroll December 10, 2024
Chinese national arrested in US on charges of trafficking arms to North Korea

Chinese national arrested in US on charges of trafficking arms to North Korea

Justice Department alleges man exported firearms, ammunition and controlled technology in violation of sanctions

Chinese national arrested in US on charges of trafficking arms to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 4, 2024
What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula
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What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula

South Korean leader’s declaration risks triggering domestic unrest, while opening door to North Korean escalation

What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 4, 2024
South Korean leader declares martial law, citing ‘pro-North Korea elements’

South Korean leader declares martial law, citing ‘pro-North Korea elements’

Experts question Yoon Suk-yeol’s justification for unprecedented measure as political chaos engulfs country

South Korean leader declares martial law, citing ‘pro-North Korea elements’
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Chad O'Carroll | Ifang Bremer December 4, 2024
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