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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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N. Korea’s only international law firm suspends operations: Reuters

N. Korea’s only international law firm suspends operations: Reuters

Amid increasing international pressure and sanctions, law firm announces suspension of ops

N. Korea’s only international law firm suspends operations: Reuters
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 1, 2016
Few exit ramps available to alleviate N.Korea tensions: Dr. Victor Cha

Few exit ramps available to alleviate N.Korea tensions: Dr. Victor Cha

Historical data suggests North Korean cycle of provocation ahead

Few exit ramps available to alleviate N.Korea tensions: Dr. Victor Cha
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 27, 2016
Overarching goal of sanctions is dialogue, but key hurdles remain

Overarching goal of sanctions is dialogue, but key hurdles remain

Even if conditions emerge for dialogue, hurdles and historic record give little cause for hope

Overarching goal of sanctions is dialogue, but key hurdles remain
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 26, 2016
North Korean airplane fire: “I thought I was going to die”

North Korean airplane fire: “I thought I was going to die”

Oxygen masks were deployed prior to emergency landing, regular visitor says

North Korean airplane fire: “I thought I was going to die”
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 22, 2016
4k GoPro dashboard-cam video of N.Korean capital published

4k GoPro dashboard-cam video of N.Korean capital published

Streets relatively empty throughout video, likely due to 2pm recording time

4k GoPro dashboard-cam video of N.Korean capital published
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 20, 2016
Temporary shelter for ‘thousands’ of N. Koreans springs up in Pyongyang
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Temporary shelter for ‘thousands’ of N. Koreans springs up in Pyongyang

24-hour shifts, propaganda bands and scores of temporary shelters

Temporary shelter for ‘thousands’ of N. Koreans springs up in Pyongyang
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 12, 2016
U.S. and S.Korea agree to deploy THAAD on Korean peninsula

U.S. and S.Korea agree to deploy THAAD on Korean peninsula

Development likely to worsen Washington's relations with Pyongyang and Beijing

U.S. and S.Korea agree to deploy THAAD on Korean peninsula
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 7, 2016
Singapore-linked building nears completion in North Korean capital
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Singapore-linked building nears completion in North Korean capital

Building rumored to be site of new department store

Singapore-linked building nears completion in North Korean capital
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 7, 2016
Friends, family of N.Korean restaurant workers call for repatriation

Friends, family of N.Korean restaurant workers call for repatriation

Videos suggest North Korea unlikely to drop the case any time soon

Friends, family of N.Korean restaurant workers call for repatriation
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 4, 2016
Rapid Pyongyang construction could come with risks, precedence suggests

Rapid Pyongyang construction could come with risks, precedence suggests

Video shows soldier-construction workers building at extreme speed

Rapid Pyongyang construction could come with risks, precedence suggests
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 30, 2016