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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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North Korea reiterates regret over killing of South Korean, but blames Seoul

North Korea reiterates regret over killing of South Korean, but blames Seoul

North Korean statement takes aim at South Korean conservatives for allegedly politicizing incident

North Korea reiterates regret over killing of South Korean, but blames Seoul
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 29, 2020
North Korea introduces strict currency exchange restrictions for foreigners

North Korea introduces strict currency exchange restrictions for foreigners

New rules mean diplomats can only exchange $100 a day per person

North Korea introduces strict currency exchange restrictions for foreigners
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 29, 2020
Tourism firms cast doubt on claims that China-North Korea tours will resume soon

Tourism firms cast doubt on claims that China-North Korea tours will resume soon

Tour agencies say officials in Beijing and Pyongyang deny PRC-DPRK tourism about to resume

Tourism firms cast doubt on claims that China-North Korea tours will resume soon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 27, 2020
North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy

North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy

Tokyo's effort to get comfort woman statue removed from Berlin receives criticism from both Koreas

North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 26, 2020
What does Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Korean War speech mean for the DPRK?

What does Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Korean War speech mean for the DPRK?

Experts divided about intended audience of speech, but some say solidarity towards DPRK is clear

What does Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Korean War speech mean for the DPRK?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 24, 2020
How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
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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?
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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
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