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.
UAE joins countries in reducing diplomatic ties and issuing visa restrictions for North Koreans
Sentencing of Pacific Aerospace due in January 2018
Despite much-lauded completion of the project, building activity near Kim Il Sung University continues
Financial institution could be in breach of UN sanctions, shares addresses with known illicit entities
White House again seems to contradict State Department on discussions with the DPRK
Sri Lanka implements measures following North Korean illicit activity in the country
Fred and Cindy Warmbier say son's physical condition proves he was tortured in the DPRK
State media frequently accuses the DPRK's enemies of casus belli
Ri argues DPRK now has the right to shoot down U.S. bombers in international airspace
DPRK rockets targeting the U.S. mainland are "inevitable": Ri Yong Ho
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