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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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No inter-Korean talks until ROK gives “plausible excuse” for joint drills: MFA

No inter-Korean talks until ROK gives “plausible excuse” for joint drills: MFA

Pyongyang reminds Seoul that any dialogue will be "strictly" between U.S. and DPRK, not involve ROK

No inter-Korean talks until ROK gives “plausible excuse” for joint drills: MFA
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 10, 2019
Kim Jong Un sent “small apology” for ongoing missile tests, Trump says

Kim Jong Un sent “small apology” for ongoing missile tests, Trump says

Letter from DPRK leader says missile tests will cease when U.S.-ROK drills end

Kim Jong Un sent “small apology” for ongoing missile tests, Trump says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 10, 2019
Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

A visit to Paju, where the two Koreas meet at a fork in the river

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 8, 2019
What to make of Washington’s new visa restrictions on visitors to North Korea

What to make of Washington’s new visa restrictions on visitors to North Korea

While inconvenient for many, the measures are unlikely to have a major impact on the DPRK economy

What to make of Washington’s new visa restrictions on visitors to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 6, 2019
No can do: How tinned coffee exposes the myth of targeted North Korea sanctions

No can do: How tinned coffee exposes the myth of targeted North Korea sanctions

North Korean’s thirst for coffee shows the increasingly blunt nature of DPRK sanctions regime

No can do: How tinned coffee exposes the myth of targeted North Korea sanctions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 1, 2019
Pokka Singapore under investigation for alleged North Korea exports

Pokka Singapore under investigation for alleged North Korea exports

Cypriot distributor says he was asked to increase orders to cloak DPRK sales

Pokka Singapore under investigation for alleged North Korea exports
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 1, 2019
An insider’s view: how banks try to avoid North Korea sanctions risks

An insider’s view: how banks try to avoid North Korea sanctions risks

In an extended NK News interview, sanctions compliance specialist explains challenge DPRK poses

An insider’s view: how banks try to avoid North Korea sanctions risks
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 11, 2019
Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July

Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July

Twice-weekly July service will expand to four times a week from August 19

Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 2, 2019
What we learned from an impromptu Kim-Trump summit at Panmunjom
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What we learned from an impromptu Kim-Trump summit at Panmunjom

A surprise meeting saw the two leaders renew their commitment to working-level talks

What we learned from an impromptu Kim-Trump summit at Panmunjom
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 30, 2019
Reports of Kenji Fujimoto detention “unconfirmed,” intelligence official says

Reports of Kenji Fujimoto detention “unconfirmed,” intelligence official says

Arrest a possibility, sources say, but disappearance could also be linked to illness

Reports of Kenji Fujimoto detention “unconfirmed,” intelligence official says
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