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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.

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Kim Jong Un inspects warships on west coast amid fears of new border dispute

North Korean leader says work on naval projects at Nampho Dockyard is key to 'war preparations'

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 2, 2024
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Kim Jong Un secretly visits new luxury mall in Pyongyang with China connections

Amid ‘communism’ revival, North Korea signals elite class remains priority and driver of sanctions evasion efforts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 1, 2024
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North Korea conducts third cruise missile test in last week: ROK military

Spree of cruise missile tests from both coasts highlights development of nuclear capabilities targeting South Korea

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 30, 2024
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Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear-powered submarine project, cruise missile test

State media says new cruise missile launched from underwater but doesn't show submarine images

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 29, 2024
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Kim Jong Un lays out 10-year plan to fix ‘backward’ economy at Politburo meeting

Two-day Politburo meeting follows Kim's announcement of new 'local development 20×10 policy' earlier this month

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 25, 2024
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North Korea says it tested new cruise missile

'Pulhwasal-3-31' launch not connected to 'regional situation,' state media reports

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 25, 2024
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North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests

Kim Jong Un ordered monument removed to ‘completely eliminate’ public’s idea of kinship with South Korea

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 23, 2024
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New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

State-produced poster revives decades-old motif as Kim Jong Un intensifies anti-US and ROK rhetoric

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 22, 2024
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North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA

Pyongyang says it tested 'Haeil-5-23' in response to trilateral drills involving US, ROK and Japanese warships

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 19, 2024
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North Korea’s ‘empty’ economic policies created major wealth gap: Kim Jong Un

Leader vows to rebuild industry in every city and town over next 10 years to address widespread ‘backward’ conditions

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 16, 2024
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