A Comparative Analysis of the State Sponsored Illicit Finance Activities of North Korea and Iran in an Effort to Evade Comprehensive Economic Sanctions
[Thesis]
Matthew D. Peyer
Choo, Kyung Seok; Swanson, Scott
Utica College
2017
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-52376-8
M.S.
Economic Crime Management
Utica College
2017
North Korea and Iran are seemingly contradictory nations. Iran is a Middle Eastern country, ruled by clerics, adhering to Islamic values. North Korea is a country in Asia, controlled by Communists, espousing devotion to the ruling Kim family. While ostensibly incongruous, both nations desire to develop nuclear weapons and use intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to deliver the destructive power to their enemies. The international community has imposed sanctions on both nations, limiting the import of technology, weapons, and luxury items. However, they contravene the economic sanctions effectively by laundering money through the international financial system. This paper will profile the two nations economic and political backgrounds, analyze the methodologies of sanctions evasion, and show how the two nations have at times cooperated to achieve mutual goals.
Finance; Political science; Criminology
Social sciences;Iran;Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.;North Korea;Room 39;Sanctions