DPRK Sanctions: Countering DPRK Proliferation Activities

Abstract

Sanctions regimes against the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) primarily target the countrys weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. The DPRK continues to advance these programs, in violation of robust international economic and financial sanctions, with both the willful and inadvertent support of foreign persons and entities. The United Nations (UN) has raised concerns about the widespread presence of DPRK nationals in Africa and their involvement in prohibited activities, such as executing financial transactions on behalf of national entities, engaging in illicit trade of arms and dual-use commodities, maintaining links with legitimate financial institutions abroad through DPRK state-owned enterprise subsidiaries or joint ventures, and acquiring correspondent banking services for front companies and persons linked to DPRK proliferation efforts. A closer understanding of existing sanctions regimes imposed by the UN, European Union (EU), and United States will support the adoption of more effective sanctions compliance and enforcement practices in government and the private sector. It will also help develop new government offices, agencies, and capabilities to provide national governments greater control and oversight of economic sectors that the DPRK and its affiliates seek to exploit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086764

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • Materials
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.