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.
Experts bemoan worsening situation, as ROK spotlights issue during presidency despite Russian and Chinese opposition
In interview, former US adviser Frank Aum outlines dangers of waiting to engage and need for ‘unconventional’ diplomacy
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s waste barrage and how South Korea might retaliate
In interview, former presidential adviser raises alarm about risk of conflict, laments sidelining of peace advocates
Military force condemns DPRK for sending ‘feces and contaminants’ over border, but doesn’t mention launches from ROK
DPRK is sending warning against leafleting and US-ROK drills, and Yoon’s response could determine if situation escalates
Christopher Green and NK News reporters discuss Moscow’s veto, Day of the Sun changes, Kim Jong Un’s new song and more
Expert says cancellation of trips to check facilities suggests security officials don’t want return of Western presence
Former State Department official drew on his Catholic faith to promote human rights in both Koreas over five decades
Dissolution of Panel of Experts follows Russian veto of mandate and failure of Security Council talks to keep it alive
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