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On Thursday March 7, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 2094, imposing a new round of sanctions against North Korea in response to its underground nuclear test last month. The penalties include some measures we have seen in the past–such as designating individuals and companies–but also some new curbs on North Korean trade and [...]
The US was quick to announce actions it was taking in compliance with the UNSC Resolution 2087. The Treasury announcement contained one interesting detail and raises a question for policy with respect to China. Ra Ky’ong-Su, one of the designated individuals, is the Tanchon Commerical Bank (TCB) Representative “to Beijing”; similarly Kim Kwang-Il is identified [...]
Thanks to Roberta Cohen, we were alerted to an interesting passage in John Kerry’s Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. Kerry reiterated a tough line on Iran, where he noted that the policy of the administration was not containment but prevention. No mention was made of North Korea in the context of [...]
Yesterday, we noted that North Korea’s vitriolic response to a relatively mild UN resolution seemed almost intentionally designed to block progress with both the US and South Korea. Despite the satellite launch, new administrations in Washington and Seoul provided the opening for some experimentation. It didn’t take long for that prediction to come true. No [...]
North Korea has responded to UNSC Resolution 2087 with an extraordinarily inflammatory statement, issued by the National Defense Commission, directly threatening the United States. The statement is reproduced in its entirety below. It is worthwhile to read what the North Koreans actually say without assuming that it is the opening bid in a game with a [...]
More than a month after North Korea fired a missile in contravention of two existing UNSC resolutions, the Security Council passed UNSC Resolution 2087, condemning the use of ballistic missile technology in launch and saying the “act violated United Nations sanctions, expresses determination to take “significant action” in event country proceeds with further launch.” First, [...]
North Korean human rights issues are gaining momentum at the UN, and prison camps appear to be a focal point for the new, more candid discussion. In October, we summarized the Special Rapporteurs report and in December we noted the steady decline in the number of countries willing to back North Korea on the issue. [...]
Its been one month since North Korea launched a missile in contravention of two UN Security Council resolutions and the UNSC has done…..nothing. And Francisco Franco is still dead.
London calling: News reports that the BBC was contemplating initiating a broadcast service aimed at North Korea got me thinking about a Clash-themed slave to the blog post. Obviously the more outside information that reaches North Korea the better, and given the US fiscal situation, it would be surprising if RFA got a big boost. [...]
It is now clear that the debate over North Korea at the UNSC is going to be a long slog. China is digging in against any new sanctions—or any with bite—and will probably even oppose a resolution as opposed to a weaker presidential statement. In the meantime, information coming out of the launch risks the [...]
