21 Jan 2022

“North Korea went into a period of very intense economic self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent virus spread. This put the economy under significant strain, plus sanctions were in effect, yet North Korea did not come to the negotiating table, which damages the theory that sanctions will force North Korea to the negotiating table via economic pressure. At this point, the only real place sanctions could go next is secondary sanctions against entities outside of North Korea.”

www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/0...
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Eric Gomez

   Director, Analyst

Director of defence policy studies at the Cato Institute

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Covid-19 in North Korea

Sanctions on North Korea

The effectiveness of sanctions on North Korea