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.
Rare acknowledgment of naval accident emerges in North Korean media
Experts predict how North Korea might look in five years
Observers confused as to why no summit meeting took place
Experts anticipated wide range of changes that failed to occur in North Korea
Meanwhile, in related development North Korea blocks New Zealanders from accessing state newspaper website
Observers have varied opinions on issue of North Koreans' view of foreigners
Identity of South Korean detainees unknown, nor reasons for entry to DPRK territory
Painting made one month after debut of nuclear backpacks at Victory Day parade in July
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Over five days NK News explores a changing North Korea: past, present and future
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