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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.

News

US dollar drops by 20% in North Korea, signaling government market manipulation

Devaluation is latest policy apparently designed to decrease the volume of foreign currency in circulation

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 6, 2020
Border Controls

North Korean fears over COVID-19 on full display at Panmunjom reopening ceremony

To protect against COVID-19, North Korean military wears gas masks and raincoats when outside of Panmun Hall

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 4, 2020
News

Pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan monetizes website with paywall

Paywall system will limit reach of publication, but could spark sanctions concerns

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 4, 2020
News

North Korea reiterates regret over killing of South Korean, but blames Seoul

North Korean statement takes aim at South Korean conservatives for allegedly politicizing incident

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 29, 2020
News

North Korea introduces strict currency exchange restrictions for foreigners

New rules mean diplomats can only exchange $100 a day per person

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 29, 2020
News

Tourism firms cast doubt on claims that China-North Korea tours will resume soon

Tour agencies say officials in Beijing and Pyongyang deny PRC-DPRK tourism about to resume

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 27, 2020
News

North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy

Tokyo's effort to get comfort woman statue removed from Berlin receives criticism from both Koreas

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 26, 2020
Analysis

What does Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Korean War speech mean for the DPRK?

Experts divided about intended audience of speech, but some say solidarity towards DPRK is clear

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 24, 2020
Analysis

How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels

Absence of travel opportunities in the DPRK marks one key difference for the North Korea PoE

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 23, 2020
Analysis

No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?

Future of UN Panel of Experts could be threatened if states disagree about its value

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 21, 2020
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