A Comparative Analysis of the State Sponsored Illicit Finance Activities of North Korea and Iran in an Effort to Evade Comprehensive Economic Sanctions
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Matthew D. Peyer
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Choo, Kyung Seok; Swanson, Scott
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Utica College
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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56
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-52376-8
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.S.
Discipline of degree
Economic Crime Management
Body granting the degree
Utica College
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2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Finance; Political science; Criminology
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Iran;Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.;North Korea;Room 39;Sanctions