The U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea is set to dissolve at the end of this month following a recent Russian veto, and as hopes for a last-minute deal dim, countries are increasingly weighing viable alternatives to continue the Panel’s work of monitoring and enforcing the DPRK sanctions regime.

With a Panel replacement, the international community’s resolve to maintain pressure on Pyongyang will take a serious hit, which would likely embolden the DPRK in its development of weapons of mass destruction, expansion of cybercrime and efforts to procure luxuries for Kim Jong Un