What next for sanctions against North Korea?

TY - JOUR

T1 - What next for sanctions against North Korea?

AU - Watterson, Christopher James

PY - 2019/9/3

Y1 - 2019/9/3

N2 - Sanctions against North Korean nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs are not working. Pyongyang continues to see qualitative improvements in its nuclear and missile capabilities, and UN reporting reveals that the sanctions regime itself is subject to “rampant violations.” Despite these failures, sanctions remain a valuable, and a central tool in facilitating North Korean denuclearization. Strengthening the coercive power of sanctions against North Korea requires three targeted improvements in implementation: preventing WMD sales, improving sanctions compliance, and stifling sanctions evasion.

AB - Sanctions against North Korean nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs are not working. Pyongyang continues to see qualitative improvements in its nuclear and missile capabilities, and UN reporting reveals that the sanctions regime itself is subject to “rampant violations.” Despite these failures, sanctions remain a valuable, and a central tool in facilitating North Korean denuclearization. Strengthening the coercive power of sanctions against North Korea requires three targeted improvements in implementation: preventing WMD sales, improving sanctions compliance, and stifling sanctions evasion.

KW - North Korea

KW - Sanctions

KW - denuclearization

KW - illicit trade

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071284851&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/00963402.2019.1654270

DO - 10.1080/00963402.2019.1654270

M3 - Article

SN - 1938-3282

VL - 75

SP - 247

EP - 251

JO - The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

JF - The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

IS - 5

ER -