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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Bluesky / Twitter.

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North Korea cracks down on speech with new law to counter foreign influence

North Korea cracks down on speech with new law to counter foreign influence

Rubber-stamp parliament meets for budget talks, but glowing state media report on economy thin on monetary specifics

North Korea cracks down on speech with new law to counter foreign influence
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2023
Stable genius? Kim Jong Un pushes secret military horse program
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Stable genius? Kim Jong Un pushes secret military horse program

NK Pro analysis shows North Korea rapidly built at least 12 horse tracks at army bases, for reasons that remain unclear

Stable genius? Kim Jong Un pushes secret military horse program
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 18, 2023
North Korean museum targets drug use, K-pop in campaign against social ills

North Korean museum targets drug use, K-pop in campaign against social ills

Propaganda display also acknowledges ‘smuggling’ issue but relies on images of early-2000s tech

North Korean museum targets drug use, K-pop in campaign against social ills
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 16, 2023
North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis
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North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis

Only a few thousand new homes appeared across the country last year as state media stays coy about construction targets

North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 11, 2023
North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

Renovated Sinuiju Square features copies of capital’s buildings and propaganda signs and could be used for parades

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 10, 2023
New North Korean propaganda posters focus on economy over missiles

New North Korean propaganda posters focus on economy over missiles

Despite recent call for increased weapons production, new art and slogans emphasize sectors like farming and fishing

New North Korean propaganda posters focus on economy over missiles
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 9, 2023
Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?

Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?

DPRK has not held mass games in two years, replacing card-flipping kids with video projections at New Year’s Eve concert

Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 2, 2023
Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory

Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory

NK News identifies likely location of daughter’s 1st missile factory inspection as North Korea signals nuclear ambitions

Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 1, 2023
Kim Jong Un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuke production to counter US, ROK

Kim Jong Un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuke production to counter US, ROK

North Korean leader previews ‘new’ ICBM development, spy satellite launch plans in 2023 as major party meeting ends

Kim Jong Un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuke production to counter US, ROK
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 1, 2023
North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles amid end-of-year party meeting

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles amid end-of-year party meeting

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un also holds politburo meeting Friday as ongoing party plenum winds down

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles amid end-of-year party meeting
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 31, 2022
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