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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Bluesky / Twitter.

News

North Korea may be preparing to hold military parade, satellite imagery suggests

Soldier formations appear at Mirim Parade Training Facility in Pyongyang ahead of notable February anniversaries

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 23, 2020
News

North Korean 2020 propaganda posters highlight plenum slogans, sci-tech targets

Satellite launcher reappears in science-themed poster, though none reference unification or anti-U.S. stance 

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 22, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea working with WHO to prevent potential coronavirus outbreak: official

DPRK health ministry on Tuesday issued alert over virus symptoms, spread in China and Asian region

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 22, 2020
Analysis

North Korean leader’s Toyota luxury bus, multiple Lexus SUVs appear in 2019 film

Customized VIP bus was used in August missile tests, while SUVs dominated domestic travel

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 20, 2020
News

Number of North Korean defectors to South at lowest in nearly two decades: MOU

Overall downward trend since 2009 continues, though male defector numbers higher than in recent years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 20, 2020
News

Qingdao Airlines awaiting approval to run three new routes to Pyongyang

Thrice-weekly routes set to start in October would make Qingdao one of only two foreign airlines in North Korea

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 16, 2020
Analysis

New North Korean film stresses military path after standing up to U.S. in 2019

2.5 hr propaganda film recounts Kim’s 2019 summits, economic and military visits, and DPRK’s self-reliant “new path”

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 15, 2020
News

Citing legal complaints, YouTube purges more North Korea-focused channels

Both DPRK-run and supporter-run accounts among at least six targeted, though others continue to operate

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 14, 2020
Analysis

Pyongyang Sunan airport upgrades, other changes underway at capital’s airfields

Imagery shows dismantling of Kangdong Airfield facilities, while North Korean elite air clubs see recent boost

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 13, 2020
News

38 aid exemptions, no designations from UN’s DPRK sanctions committee in 2019

Annual report by UNSC sanctions committee points to continuing standstill in new enforcement actions

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 9, 2020