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Punishing China to pressure North Korea: Could secondary sanctions work?

Anthony Ruggiero is optimistic that sanctions can change North Korea's calculus

North Korea has become the number one foreign policy issue for the Donald J. Trump administration, multiple conversations between NK News and those inside and out of government suggested in Washington DC last week.

But while earlier this year both government and long-time watchers were talking increasingly about the ‘kinetic’ end of the solution spectrum, it seems cooler heads have since prevailed.

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