Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.
Pompeo and Haley call on UN states to enforce sanctions in full and "step up" efforts
Kim Jong Un boarded recently-built vessel during field visit to Chongjin Shipyard
EU follows NATO in calling for the maintenance of pressure on Pyongyang
169 entities listed in official trade fair brochure
Note from DPRK leader calls Singapore summit "the start of a meaningful journey"
May saw hundreds of entities - many with murky ties - take part in the Pyongyang expo
Taiwan authorities charge Chen Shih-Hsien over false declarations in oil shipment
Threat Index at the lowest level in first 6 months of the year since 2011
Tokyo reports continued sanctions breaches and evasion methods in East China Sea
Two Koreas to march under unified flag, jointly compete for second major games in succession
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