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.
Tokyo releases images of further suspected ship-to-ship oil transfers in East China Sea
UN Special Rapporteur set to meet with ROK officials, defectors during trip to South Korea
Report is "most thorough and wide-ranging" ever conducted in DPRK on women and children: UNICEF
Chinese state media reports two leaders held "candid" talks on pending diplomatic, political issues
Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise will no longer go ahead, ROK defense ministry says
Interested parties responded with a combination of positivity and self interest
Specialists weigh in on the impact of the Kim-Trump meeting
In press conference following summit, President describes exercises as "provocative"
Olivier Vaysset talks running the French Cooperation Office in the DPRK from 2011-13
Railway aiming to connect new fishing hub completed at the end of May
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