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The Sanctions Paradox: North Korea, Inc.’s Accumulated Learning in Evading Sanctions (Complete)
HONG KONG, August 4, 2016 — The expanded North Korea sanctions unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council in March 2016 amount to some of the toughest against the country in two decades. But do sanctions against North Korea actually work? And what, if any, unintended consequences do they generate? John Park, an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and researcher at MIT, assesses the use of sanctions against the country, especially as they relate to Pyongyang’s ongoing nuclear and missile programs. (1 hr., 28 min.)