» by GI Korea May 29th, 2013 at 10:43 pm » Comments (3)

Reading this article it appears that the aid groups can work around the sanctions and are complaining that moving money is not as convenient which also means it is not ...more »

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2013 at 7:52 am » Comments (7)

It looks like this is all going to play out like I and other that follow North Korea closely thought it would: North Korea offered the United States and South Korea ...more »

» by GI Korea March 8th, 2013 at 8:58 am » Comments (2)

There is definitely a growing chorus of people wanting the US government to get tough on North Korea and in particular to target their cash flow: WASHINGTON, March 7 (Yonhap) -- ...more »

» by GI Korea March 6th, 2013 at 2:20 am » Comments (25)

I guess we will see if the latest round of sanctions has any impact on North Korea's ambitions to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs: The United States and China ...more »

» by GI Korea February 16th, 2013 at 6:57 am » Comments (10)

Going after North Korea's cash flow that supports the life style of the regime inner circle is how the international community can influence the behavior of North Korea.  However, as ...more »

» by GI Korea January 25th, 2013 at 6:23 pm » Comments (4)

It looks like ROK forces best be on a heightened state of alert along the DMZ and especially the NLL because the recent UN sanctions have given them an excuse ...more »

» by GI Korea January 23rd, 2013 at 7:13 am » Comments (5)

All that is missing from this latest UN Security Council Resolution is having Hans Brix available to tell Kim Jong-un how much the UN "deplores" their latest rocket launch: The U.N. ...more »

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2012 at 4:53 pm » Comments (10)

It looks like there may be economic consequences for the ROK government's decision to halt Iranian oil imports:  Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi warned South Korea on Thursday that Tehran would ...more »

» by GI Korea June 13th, 2012 at 6:14 pm » Comments (3)

Considering that Korea has little domestic oil production, completely cutting off oil imports from Iran probably would have caused too much damage to the South Korean economy and thus the ...more »

» by GI Korea September 12th, 2010 at 12:44 am » Comments (48)

It looks like Greta Van Susteren is a bit pissed off at the ROK government for implementing wobbly sanctions against Iran: Let's face it - sanctions do NOT work and will ...more »