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.
Multiple technical improvements to signal and aesthetic of the DPRK's principal TV channel
Multilateral and unilateral aspects of int'l sanctions regime impacting North Korea aid projects
Proliferation of solar-power continues to increase in energy-insufficient North Korea
SUTL was previously listed as a 50% owner of a DPRK cigarette factory, reportedly had five in-country employees
Five DPRK watchers talk about where U.S. policy can go from here
ROK response likely intended to communicate intelligence, preparedness
Dr. Kevin Shepard says Pyongyang say misjudge any sudden U.S. moves - and retaliate
November photo shows poor quality of road surface on North Korean side of structure
Appointment is first DPRK citizen to be selected by NYC-based UN program
Alphabet Inc. chairman says DPRK would be less dangerous opponent if "better connected to the world"
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