The U.S. Treasury's "hand-to-hand combat": how the new sanctions work



Analysis The U.S. Treasury’s “hand-to-hand combat”: how the new sanctions work The new EO gives authorities an unprecedented set of tools Jonathan R. Corrado September 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON US Treasury by KJGarbutt on 2011-11-20 20:54:20 As the war of words heated up once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House released a new Executive Order (EO) imposing blistering new sanctions on North Korea. The Executive Order (EO) aims to beef up the Treasury Department’s strike capacity in what it has described as its “hand-to-hand financial combat with North Korea’s illicit networks.” The new set of provisions aim to ratchet up the pressure on North Korea by severing the Kim regime’s financial lifelines, arming the Treasury with an expansive set Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine

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The U.S. Treasury’s “hand-to-hand combat”: how the new sanctions work

The new EO gives authorities an unprecedented set of tools

Jonathan R. Corrado September 25, 2017

The U.S. Treasury’s “hand-to-hand combat”: how the new sanctions work

US Treasury by KJGarbutt on 2011-11-20 20:54:20

As the war of words heated up once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House released a new Executive Order (EO) imposing blistering new sanctions on North Korea. The Executive Order (EO) aims to beef up the Treasury Department’s strike capacity in what it has described as its “hand-to-hand financial combat with North Korea’s illicit networks.”

The new set of provisions aim to ratchet up the pressure on North Korea by severing the Kim regime’s financial lifelines, arming the Treasury with an expansive set

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine

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