But as a new report commissioned by Korea Peace Now has documented, broad-based sanctions can be every bit as deadly for vulnerable populations as war itself. These changes have harmed the lives and livelihoods of the North Korean population, but have done little to change the behavior of the North Korean regime. The Korea Peace Now report sets out the necessary steps in greater detail. The North Korean case is not the only instance in which “maximum pressure” in the form of harsh sanctions is doing more harm than good. In Iran, the working and middle classes have borne the brunt of the of the Trump administration’s tightening of sanctions.

Source: Forbes November 03, 2019 17:37 UTC