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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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North Korea News Podcast

Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024

NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Chad O'Carroll | Ifang Bremer | Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park | NK News | Shreyas ReddyDecember 26, 2024
Analysis

Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil

Assassinations, military failures and fractured alliances have reinforced the value of self-reliance for North Korea

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 26, 2024
News

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

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Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Colin ZwirkoDecember 25, 2024
Analysis

From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

An in-depth look at all the NGOs, businesses and schools that have resumed operations after pandemic closures

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 13, 2024
Interviews

Why North Korea’s ambitious satellite plans have come crashing down to Earth

In interview, Markus Schiller explains why DPRK won’t launch three satellites in 2024 but hasn’t necessarily failed

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 11, 2024
Analysis

Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea

In first of two-part series, NK Pro documents status of every foreign embassy in Pyongyang after years of COVID closures

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 10, 2024
News

Chinese national arrested in US on charges of trafficking arms to North Korea

Justice Department alleges man exported firearms, ammunition and controlled technology in violation of sanctions

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 4, 2024
Analysis

What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula

South Korean leader’s declaration risks triggering domestic unrest, while opening door to North Korean escalation

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 4, 2024
News

South Korean leader declares martial law, citing ‘pro-North Korea elements’

Experts question Yoon Suk-yeol’s justification for unprecedented measure as political chaos engulfs country

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Ifang BremerDecember 4, 2024
Columns

On the border: What it’s like to visit remote islands on North Korea’s doorstep

A new series walks readers through key locations on the inter-Korean border, starting with two islands in the Yellow Sea

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