Friday, 12 February 2016

Learning its lesson? What the Iran deal should teach China about sanctioning North Korea (Jonathan D. Pollack, Brookings)

More than a month after North Korea’s fourth nuclear test and days following Pyongyang’s second satellite launch, the U.N. Security Council has yet to reach agreement on a new resolution opposing the North’s nuclear and missile development. Despite assurances from China’s U.N. ambassador that all involved parties are “getting closer” to final agreement, there is no end in sight. The patience of the United States and its allies, meanwhile, is wearing thin.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/02/11-iran-deal-lessons-china-north-korea-pollack

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