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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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New sanctions beginning to have impact in and around N. Korea: sources
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New sanctions beginning to have impact in and around N. Korea: sources

Foreign workers returning and businesses in China are shutting down, but effect in-country is mixed

New sanctions beginning to have impact in and around N. Korea: sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 9, 2018
North Korea holds major military parade in Pyongyang, showcases multiple ICBMs

North Korea holds major military parade in Pyongyang, showcases multiple ICBMs

Hwasong-14 and 15 rockets displayed on the eve of the Winter Olympics

North Korea holds major military parade in Pyongyang, showcases multiple ICBMs
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Dagyum Ji February 8, 2018
Will Seoul allow a sanctioned North Korean official on South Korean soil?
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Will Seoul allow a sanctioned North Korean official on South Korean soil?

The list of the North Korean delegates contains Choe Hwi, who is banned from traveling by the UNSC

Will Seoul allow a sanctioned North Korean official on South Korean soil?
Mongolian foreign minister wraps up three-day visit to North Korea

Mongolian foreign minister wraps up three-day visit to North Korea

Two countries agree on maintaining "friendly and cooperative relations"

Mongolian foreign minister wraps up three-day visit to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 7, 2018
S. Korea will allow foreign Winter Olympics spectators to wave DPRK flags: MOU

S. Korea will allow foreign Winter Olympics spectators to wave DPRK flags: MOU

Incidents broke out in April 2017 when spectators tried to cheer on North Korean team

S. Korea will allow foreign Winter Olympics spectators to wave DPRK flags: MOU
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 5, 2018
New pro-Pyongyang leaflets celebrate Olympic participation, inter-Korean talks

New pro-Pyongyang leaflets celebrate Olympic participation, inter-Korean talks

"Let us burn the Olympic light as the light of the unification," fliers declare

New pro-Pyongyang leaflets celebrate Olympic participation, inter-Korean talks
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 4, 2018
“No road left” on North Korea issue, Trump says

“No road left” on North Korea issue, Trump says

U.S. President made remarks after meeting with North Korean defectors in Oval Office

“No road left” on North Korea issue, Trump says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 2, 2018
North Korean delegation heads to Moscow for talks, Russian embassy says

North Korean delegation heads to Moscow for talks, Russian embassy says

Visit relates to 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between two countries

North Korean delegation heads to Moscow for talks, Russian embassy says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 2, 2018
Amid increased sanctions, Air Koryo flights decreased by 22% in 2017: data

Amid increased sanctions, Air Koryo flights decreased by 22% in 2017: data

International destinations limited to Russia and China

Amid increased sanctions, Air Koryo flights decreased by 22% in 2017: data
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Seungmock Oh February 2, 2018
The calm before the storm? U.S. North Korea policy after the Olympics
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The calm before the storm? U.S. North Korea policy after the Olympics

The language from the Trump administration suggests the current détente is only temporary

The calm before the storm? U.S. North Korea policy after the Olympics
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 31, 2018
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