UN Sanctions as an Instrument of Coercive Diplomacy against North Korea

North Korea has recently been subject to a greater amount of pressure than ever, but there is a gap between the desired outcome and reality. Hence, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of the international sanctions on North Korea and conditions that help coercive measures work successfully. It explores how coercive diplomacy operates and how well it works, how UNSC resolutions have developed and how compliant UN member states are with those resolutions based on an examination of country reports submitted to the UN Sanctions Committee. Although the UNSC resolutions carry ascending enforcement power and expanded the scope of actions and strengthened enforcement measures, there is asymmetry in interest and capacity of UN member states and implementation has been uneven globally. Hence, this study presents policy implications and suggestions