Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.
Different interpretations of UN resolutions create space for countries to trade possibly banned goods with Pyongyang
Firm’s murky origins and alleged dealings fit the bill of Pyongyang’s usual cast of overseas collaborators
Latest effort to solve food shortages in North Korea overlooks incentives for farmers, says expert
Washington on the right track but it’s unlikely able to reclaim stolen crypto from DPRK-linked groups, experts say
DPRK-linked cyber criminals are taking advantage of novel fintech platforms to circumvent regulation, report says
New export controls apply to Chinese manufacturer of specialized metallic powder used in ballistic missiles
Expert says Cambodia has been a ‘gold mine’ for North Korean operatives looking to set up shop
Advances in artificial intelligence make it possible to detect illicit activity from space, even in the dead of night
UN experts say firm puppeteered phony shell companies to funnel oil and cash to and from Pyongyang
Tae Dong Gang 9 jumped hundreds of miles in GPS system within hours, the latest sign DPRK continues to flout sanctions
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