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December 25, 2024

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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.

Analysis

Stable genius? Kim Jong Un pushes secret military horse program

NK Pro analysis shows North Korea rapidly built at least 12 horse tracks at army bases, for reasons that remain unclear

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 18, 2023
News

North Korean museum targets drug use, K-pop in campaign against social ills

Propaganda display also acknowledges ‘smuggling’ issue but relies on images of early-2000s tech

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 16, 2023
Analysis

North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis

Only a few thousand new homes appeared across the country last year as state media stays coy about construction targets

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 11, 2023
Analysis

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

Renovated Sinuiju Square features copies of capital’s buildings and propaganda signs and could be used for parades

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 10, 2023
News

New North Korean propaganda posters focus on economy over missiles

Despite recent call for increased weapons production, new art and slogans emphasize sectors like farming and fishing

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 9, 2023
Analysis

Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?

DPRK has not held mass games in two years, replacing card-flipping kids with video projections at New Year’s Eve concert

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 2, 2023
Featured Content

Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory

NK News identifies likely location of daughter’s 1st missile factory inspection as North Korea signals nuclear ambitions

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 1, 2023
News

Kim Jong Un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuke production to counter US, ROK

North Korean leader previews ‘new’ ICBM development, spy satellite launch plans in 2023 as major party meeting ends

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 1, 2023
News

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles amid end-of-year party meeting

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un also holds politburo meeting Friday as ongoing party plenum winds down

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 31, 2022
Analysis

North Korea steps up military parade training, pointing to large-scale event

New activity at Pyongyang training area suggests missile launchers will feature in parade, though date still unclear

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 30, 2022
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