North Korea, arms and Africa: three case studies

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) works actively to promote trading links in Africa but its commercial agenda hides darker objectives that include the supply of dual-use goods in breach of international sanctions. Melissa Hanham, Leslie Wukstich and Stephanie Lieggi [1] examine the risk that Pyongyang’s subterfuge presents to institutions with connections to the continent through a set of clear, documented cases.