Disguised ships and front companies: how North Korea has evaded sanctions to grow a global weapons industry

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:32:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/disguised-ships-and-front-companies-how-north-korea-has-evaded-sanctions-to-grow-a-global-weapons-industry-232716>

"It may not have attracted much attention in recent months with global
attention focused elsewhere. But the international sanctions monitoring regime
on North Korea has been disbanded, raising concerns about the unimpeded flow of
North Korean weapons to global hotspots from Ukraine to Gaza.

Enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea has actually been
eroding for years. The final coup de grace came in March when Russia vetoed the
renewal of a committee known as the Panel of Experts, which was tasked with
monitoring and reporting on North Korean sanctions violations.

While UN sanctions are technically still in force, and the United States,
European Union, Australia, Japan and other countries still abide by them,
Russia and China do not.

With no enforcement oversight in place anymore, North Korea will now be able to
ship its weapons and other black-market goods to its allies – most notably
Russia, China, Iran and Syria – with less worry of repercussions."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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