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July 16, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot has been the host of the NK News Podcast since episode 1 in February 2018. He has interviewed a wide range of guests about their knowledge of and experience in North Korea, from celebrity defectors to high-ranking U.S. government officials. His goal is to help as wide a cross-section of North Korea-related stories as possible be told, in order to build up a fuller picture. Jacco has a Master of Arts from Leiden University, for which he wrote a thesis on North Korean graphic novels.

North Korea News Podcast

A primer on the European Union’s North Korea sanctions – NKNews Podcast Ep.117

Virginie Battu-Henriksson discusses the role EU sanctions play in North Korea's denuclearization

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMarch 3, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

From Washington DC with love – NKNews Podcast Ep.116

NK News's Washington correspondent Jacob Fromer discusses DPRK issues from the perspective of the U.S. capital

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 25, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115

Robert Carlin discusses the third edition of one of the definitive books on Korean history

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 18, 2020
Evergreen

It’s the security guarantees, stupid – NKNews Podcast Ep.114

Retired Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr. discusses his experiences of the Korean War and failures in U.S.-DPRK diplomacy

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 11, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Covering North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.113

In a crossover episode with the Korea Society, journalists discuss the perils and pitfalls of reporting on the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 2, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

The rocky road to normalizing North Korea-U.S. relations – NKNews Podcast Ep.112

Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo discusses the history of Washington-Pyongyang diplomacy — and where it can go from here

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 28, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111

Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat discusses neutral actors on the peninsula and their importance going forward

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 21, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Negotiating with a nuclear-armed North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.110

Duyeon Kim discusses the current state of talks and ways for policymakers to move forward in 2020

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 13, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109

Andrei Lankov joins the Seoul team to analyze North Korea's stage-setting New Year's Day policy announcements

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 2, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Japan’s difficult relationship with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.108

Professor Sakata Yasuyo discusses the history and current state of both Tokyo-Seoul and Tokyo-Pyongyang relations

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootDecember 31, 2019
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