Squeezing North Korea Again

The U.S. will soon announce a fresh list of sanctions against North Korea to dry up the regime’s illegal cash sources that fund its nuclear weapons programs.  Pyongyang is expected to unleash more provocations, even a third nuclear test, in retaliation as witnessed in the past. Still, the pressure track is expected to continue until the regime changes its behavior or until a leadership transition takes place in the North. Who are the targets of the sanctions? What are the implications and recommendations?

Find out more in Duyeon Kim’s analysis at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation website.

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