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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

Kim Jong Un lays low after Trump win, sign of possible policy review

North Korean leader has not appeared in state media in nine days, one of just a few extended absences this year

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 14, 2024
Investigations

North Korea building 3-mile wall across ruins of lost medieval city in DMZ

Hundreds of soldiers have carried out construction since March in line with Kim Jong Un’s call to sever ties with South

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 12, 2024
Analysis

Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024

Kim Jong Un likely upbeat about launch plans despite odds of missing goal, possibly due to prospect of Russian help

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 8, 2024
North Korea News Podcast

What Donald Trump’s return means for North Korea and Kim Jong Un

The NK News team discusses personal diplomacy between the two leaders, prospects for denuclearization and US-ROK ties

Investigations

North Korea upgrades luxury palace in possible prep for visit by world leader

Satellite imagery shows construction at Kumsusan Guesthouse where Putin and Xi stayed during their trips to DPRK

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 6, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un extends deadline again for major flood reconstruction project

North Korean leader visits new high-rise apartments overlooking China amid apparent delay in recovery efforts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 5, 2024
News

North Korea launches at least 7 short-range missiles on eve of US election

Latest ballistic missile test comes hours after high-level talks between DPRK foreign minister and Putin in Moscow

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 5, 2024
Investigations

North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide

Analysis shows officials have altered newspapers and plaques in likely bid to enhance Kim Jong Un’s personality cult

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 4, 2024
News

North Korea says it tested new ‘Hwasong-19’ ICBM, largest solid-fuel missile yet

Leader Kim Jong Un hails 'absolutely irreversible' nuclear weapons program after successful launch on Thursday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 1, 2024
News

North Korea launches ICBM in show of force against US, Kim Jong Un says

First test in 2024 of missile designed to strike US sets performance records, comes days before American election

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 31, 2024
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