Trump Lifted Sanctions on Syria. But that Playbook Won’t Work for North Korea.

Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. But that playbook won’t work for North Korea.

When U.S. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia this year, he made a surprise announcement after a meeting with Syria’s new president — one that may even have implications for North Korea. “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” Trump announced in Riyadh, […] The post Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. But that playbook won’t work for North Korea. appeared first on NK PRO.

The Pariah State Playbook - Understanding Sanctions in North Korea and Myanmar

Damian Shahfazli | Indo Pacific FellowImage sourced from via Tommy Ian via Wikimedia Commons.Sanctions imposed on the pariah states of North Korea and Myanmar are failing to deter behaviours considered aversive to US-aligned nations, such as nuclear armament or human rights abuses. To bypass international isolation imposed by sanctions, these pariah states rely on sanction loopholes and systems of transnational crime.In 2006, the UN Security Cou…