Arius Derr is Editor at NK News and NK Pro, based in Canberra. He was also Managing Editor from 2021 to 2022 and Deputy Managing Editor from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that he was an editor at East Asia Forum and KBS, South Korea’s public broadcaster. His graduate research focuses on U.S. nuclear policy and U.S.-DPRK relations. Follow him on Twitter @AriusDerr.
New threat assessment concludes North Korea seeks to weaken US-ROK alliance and could conduct nuclear test any time
UN nuclear chief says Punggye-ri site still ready for underground test and that DPRK is operating main nuclear reactor
Expert says report forthright about DPRK cryptocurrency theft but vague about countermeasures
Beijing may still oppose DPRK nuclear weapons, but intensifying competition with US has altered its strategic calculus
South Korea mobilizes some 30 aircraft after DPRK warplanes breach ‘special reconnaissance line’ during firing drill
Talks would be first between DPRK and EU’s diplomatic service since the start of the COVID pandemic
DPRK foreign ministry says Washington ‘ruining’ regional security after top lawmaker lands in Taipei
ROK military says test shows ability to strike the ‘origin of provocation’ following DPRK test of 8 ballistic missiles
State media praises ‘modernity’ of North Korea’s armed forces as well as state TV’s ‘highest level’ parade coverage
Photo and eyewitness accounts suggest Wednesday’s unsuccessful launch put civilians at serious risk
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