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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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ICAO reviewing North Korean proposal for new flight routes to South Korea

ICAO reviewing North Korean proposal for new flight routes to South Korea

ICAO officials to travel to North Korea for discussions next week

ICAO reviewing North Korean proposal for new flight routes to South Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 4, 2018
Kim Jong Un meets Chinese FM, reiterates goal of denuclearization

Kim Jong Un meets Chinese FM, reiterates goal of denuclearization

Wang follows up on Beijing summit, seeks to further economic and bilateral ties with DPRK

Kim Jong Un meets Chinese FM, reiterates goal of denuclearization
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 3, 2018
North Korea denies involvement in UN Panel of Experts hack

North Korea denies involvement in UN Panel of Experts hack

PoE has previously claimed to have been subject to multiple "sophisticated" cyber attacks

North Korea denies involvement in UN Panel of Experts hack
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 2, 2018
A bad deal with North Korea is not an option, Pompeo says

A bad deal with North Korea is not an option, Pompeo says

U.S. seeking complete dismantlement of North Korean WMD programme “without delay”

A bad deal with North Korea is not an option, Pompeo says
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 2, 2018
China, Japan, and South Korea to hold trilateral talks on May 9: Blue House

China, Japan, and South Korea to hold trilateral talks on May 9: Blue House

Tokyo meeting will see Seoul seek to strengthen regional cooperation following inter-Korean summit

China, Japan, and South Korea to hold trilateral talks on May 9: Blue House
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 1, 2018
Six-party countries react to inter-Korean summit

Six-party countries react to inter-Korean summit

U.S., China, and Russia hail Friday's agreement, though Japan casts a more skeptical tone

Six-party countries react to inter-Korean summit
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 27, 2018
What the U.S. can learn from past nuclear deals with North Korea

What the U.S. can learn from past nuclear deals with North Korea

"Cloning the Agreed Framework would be a mistake," former KEDO director Marc Vogelaar says

What the U.S. can learn from past nuclear deals with North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 24, 2018
Despite sanctions, N. Korea upgrades coal, oil, and container facilities at Nampo
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Despite sanctions, N. Korea upgrades coal, oil, and container facilities at Nampo

Multiple developments seen since expansion of UN sectoral restrictions in 2016

Despite sanctions, N. Korea upgrades coal, oil, and container facilities at Nampo
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald | Leo Byrne April 17, 2018
I’ve never backed North Korean regime change: Pompeo

I’ve never backed North Korean regime change: Pompeo

Pompeo says there is "no higher diplomatic task" than denuclearization of DPRK

I’ve never backed North Korean regime change: Pompeo
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 12, 2018
North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to visit Tajikistan

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to visit Tajikistan

Planned visit comes amid extended diplomatic tour by the DPRK's top diplomat

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to visit Tajikistan
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 11, 2018
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