North Korea watchers
Journalists, academics, think tankers, diplomats and nuclear/missile experts working on North Korea. Message @pearswick.press to be added.
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@josephhdempsey.bsky.social
Research Associate for Defence & Military Analysis, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
@terezaanovotna.bsky.social
Czech-EUropean academic @fu_berlin; fellow @EUROPEUMPrague, @9dashline; ex-@MSCActions , @UniLUISS & @KoreaFoundation.🇪🇺 foreign policy in🇰🇷🇰🇵&IndoPac
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social
Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights @ucdpolitics.bsky.social Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u Associate Editor @cpcs.bsky.social & Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social
@philipkendall.bsky.social
British Diplomat, Administrator of Tristan da Cunha. Prolific Networker, Amateur Photographer, Avid Traveller & F1 fan. 🇬🇧 🇮🇱 🇭🇺 🇦🇹🇰🇷 🇰🇵 🇹🇦
@youngpioneer.bsky.social
Budget adventure tours to unique destinations since 2008 North Korea, Syria, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Eritrea, least visited, unrecognised countries & more
@ifangbremer.bsky.social
Correspondent at NK News and Korea Pro, covering human rights, spying, the escapee community and more.
@frankaum.bsky.social
Senior Expert on Northeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace; former senior advisor on Korea, Defense Department 2011-2017
@profkevingray.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex. Research interests in North and South Korea, East Asian political economy. Author of North Korea and the Geopolitics of Development.
@rcbrehm.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of Vienna | Vice-Director at https://ecnk.univie.ac.at | Humanitarian aid and development assistance in East Asia
@jnilssonwright.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Japanese Politics & IR, Cambridge; Head, Japan and Koreas Programme, @CamGeopolitics , University of Cambridge
@aidanfc.bsky.social
56 years as Korea-watcher & sociologist. Hon. fellow Leeds University, also freelance. Heaven in Devon.
@joelivre.bsky.social
🇸🇪 in 🇰🇷 | "Yoo-el" | Policy Fellow at Asia-Pacific Leadership Network | Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament | Shilling for Big Disarma | views mine and not to be taken too seriously | same id on the Old Place
@nukesofhazard.bsky.social
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Working to limit & eventually eliminate the nuclear threat through Congressional & public outreach. https://armscontrolcenter.org/
@sslee.bsky.social
Political Scientist. Ph. D. Korea Institute for National Unification KINU Unification Survey.
@wslafoy.bsky.social
Open Source Analysis of ballistic missiles, nuclear weapons, BMD, DPRK, & PRC. Vice President of Nuclear and Technology Security Programs, Exiger. Making podcasts over at https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/ All opinions my own.
@andray.bsky.social
@ritadurao.bsky.social
PhD candidate in International Relations at NOVA University of Lisbon, PT • Researcher IPRI • Area studies, focus on security of East Asia, North Korea, nuclear weapons and identity politics • Also interested in EU foreign and security policy to the region
@katiestallard.bsky.social
Writing about Russia, China and authoritarian politics for the New Statesman. Author of DANCING ON BONES: HISTORY AND POWER IN CHINA, RUSSIA AND NORTH KOREA (OUP). Former Wilson Center fellow. Based in DC. Previously Beijing and Moscow.
@edwardgoldring.bsky.social
Lecturer at University of Melbourne. Comparative authoritarianism, elite politics, and North Korea. A political science account with some sport 🟡🟢
@alistaircoleman.bsky.social
Former internet celebrity. Author. fizzandnonsense.bsky.social completes me.
@myhlee.bsky.social
Washington Post Tokyo/Seoul Bureau Chief, covering Japan, the two Koreas and beyond. Mom to two needy cats & a rambunctious golden retriever. michelle.lee@washpost.com
@armscontrolwonk.bsky.social
Professor at the Middlebury Institute & host of the Arms Control Wonk Podcast.
@nslavney.bsky.social
Research Analyst @stimsoncenter.bsky.social & Assistant Editor @38north.org. Follows #ROK, #DPRK, 🏳️🌈 & human rights. ISO: best cheese curds in DC. RT ≠ endorsement. She/her.
@jennytown.bsky.social
Korea specialist | Senior Fellow, Stimson Center | Co-founder & Director, 38 North | Director, Korea Program | Associate Fellow of SAIS Foreign Policy Institute www.38North.org
@dubstepindprk.bsky.social
North Korea analyst, prof of security studies & researcher of dictatorships. Wrote a book in 2021 on 🇰🇵-3rd World ties. Most importantly: dad & husband. Views my own. https://benjaminryoung.weebly.com/
@remcobreuker.bsky.social
Ongenuanceerde Koreanist des moederlands | (N-)Korea/history/human rights/Prof Leiden 한국/고려/북한/역사/레이덴대학교수| boek-De Koreaanse golf | #WOinActie | editor Korean Histories | https://linktr.ee/remcobreuker | https://www.amboanthos.nl/auteur/remco-breuker/
@colinzwirko.bsky.social
Analyst at NK News / NK Pro, investigations and analysis about North Korea and satellite imagery, state media, military, Kim family developments etc. https://www.nknews.org/content_author/colin-zwirko
@nktpnd.bsky.social
Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford) https://panda.substack.com/
@marktfitz.bsky.social
Grandpa. Ex-Exec Director of IISS-Americas & head of IISS NonProlif & Nuclear Policy Program. Ex-expat in UK. Former State Dept.
@colincrooks.bsky.social
British Ambassador to South Korea since February 2022. Previously Ambassador in North Korea. Dungannon Cambridge London Aix-en-Provence Recklinghausen Seoul Washington Pyongyang Jakarta Beijing
@duitsmanms.bsky.social
Research Associate at CNS/MIIS. Rocket propulsion and radiological security (usually not at the same time). Opinions my own. Faves/RTs ≠ endorsements
@catherinedill.bsky.social
Formerly known as atomic_pickles, but still thinking about atomic pickles. Fancies: gardens, birds, mountains & rocks, satellites, Delftware, N95s. She/her. Only personal views reflected.
@mark-p-barry.com
Followed U.S.-DPRK relations for 35 yrs. Met Kim Il Sung in 1994; my NGO met Kim Jong Il in 2005. Assoc. Ed. Emer., Int'l J. on World Peace. Ph.D., U. of Virginia, IR; M.A., Georgetown U., Nat. Sec. St. 🇰🇷🇰🇵🇺🇸 📩 m.barry@hji.edu 🌐 mark-p-barry.com
@38north.org
Informed analysis of events in and around the DPRK. A publication of the Stimson Center. Innovative Ideas Changing the World.
@martynw.bsky.social
North Korea-focused journalist/researcher at www.38North.org and NorthKoreaTech. Senior Fellow, Stimson Center. On air as KJ6SDF. UK to US via Japan.
@dest-pyongyang.bsky.social
Asst. prof. @UniLeiden. Analyst @CrisisGroup.org. @Sino_NK & fmr. @The_Daily_NK. Dilettante translator. RT≠endorsement. #NFFC.
@chadocl.bsky.social
Founder of NK News/NK Pro and Korea Risk Group. From London, based in Seoul. Drum and bass music aficionado.
@nknewsorg.bsky.social
Journalists & analysts covering all things North Korea: Breaking news, culture, opinion & research. Also powering NK PRO. On Mastodon at @nknews@federated.press
@pearswick.press
Multi award-losing journalist and European Cybersecurity Correspondent at @Reuters.com, via Hanoi, Seoul and Pyongyang. Now in London. “A bum who wrote an ignominious jumble of stories” - North Korea ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ 📞Signal ID: pearswick.01 💻: pearswick.press