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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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How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
NK PRO

How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels

Absence of travel opportunities in the DPRK marks one key difference for the North Korea PoE

How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 23, 2020
No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?
NK PRO

No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?

Future of UN Panel of Experts could be threatened if states disagree about its value

No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 21, 2020
Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade

Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade

The newly-revealed train locomotive is part of a greater national effort to modernize the country's transit

Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 20, 2020
North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’

North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’

North Korean official says "everything will be cleared" once Nordic countries complete their investigations

North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 15, 2020
Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM

Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM

Pompeo points to lack of long-range North Korean missile testing as an indicator of success

Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 14, 2020
Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

The North Korean leader reviews progress at apartment construction site

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jeongmin Kim October 13, 2020
‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association

‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association

A Spanish aristocrat and several North Koreans could suffer consequences after secretly-recorded footage aired on Sunday

‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 12, 2020
U.N. requested to investigate North Korea for sanctions breaches in documentary

U.N. requested to investigate North Korea for sanctions breaches in documentary

"The Mole" contains evidence on role of North Korean government representatives in brokering weapons deals

U.N. requested to investigate North Korea for sanctions breaches in documentary
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 12, 2020
Gold, drugs, missiles: North Korea’s attempted illegal sales through the KFA

Gold, drugs, missiles: North Korea’s attempted illegal sales through the KFA

New film exposes Spanish Korean Friendship Association aristocrat who tried to help the DPRK sell weapons and drugs

Gold, drugs, missiles: North Korea’s attempted illegal sales through the KFA
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 11, 2020
North Korean Oct. 10 military parade could’ve happened before dawn: Sources

North Korean Oct. 10 military parade could’ve happened before dawn: Sources

Evidence suggests parade may have already taken place

North Korean Oct. 10 military parade could’ve happened before dawn: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 10, 2020
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